From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
To: Ethan Nelson-Moore <enelsonmoore@gmail.com>, linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Ferenc Bakonyi" <fero@drama.obuda.kando.hu>,
"Helge Deller" <deller@gmx.de>,
"Jakub Kicinski" <kuba@kernel.org>,
"Andrew Morton" <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
"Namjae Jeon" <linkinjeon@kernel.org>,
"Hisam Mehboob" <hisamshar@gmail.com>,
"Martin Kepplinger-Novaković" <martink@posteo.de>,
"Diego Viola" <diego.viola@gmail.com>,
"Wei Liu" <wei.liu@kernel.org>,
"Prasanna Kumar T S M" <ptsm@linux.microsoft.com>,
robgithub <rob.github@jumpstation.co.uk>,
"Hardik Phalet" <hardik.phalet@pm.me>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] video: fbdev: remove Hercules monochrome ISA graphics adapter driver
Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 14:08:27 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <00b7e7f2-98e2-45af-b3c6-43140443cbe9@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260503045653.33522-1-enelsonmoore@gmail.com>
Hi
Am 03.05.26 um 06:56 schrieb Ethan Nelson-Moore:
> The hgafb supports graphics adapters compatible with the Hercules
> adapter from 1984. These were ISA cards or onboard devices that
> supported monochrome 720x348 graphics. This driver was created in 1999
> by Ferenc Bakonyi. In the entire Git history (since Linux 2.6.12-rc2),
> there has only been one commit in 2010 which indicated that the driver
> was in use, commit 529ed806d454 ("video: Fix the HGA framebuffer
> driver"). The commit message states:
> Only tested with fbcon, since most fbdev-based software appears
> to only support 12bpp and up. It does not appear that this driver has
> worked for at least the entire 2.6.x series, perhaps since 2002.
> Given the age and limited capabilities of the hardware and the lack of
> users, remove this driver and move the former maintainer to CREDITS.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ethan Nelson-Moore <enelsonmoore@gmail.com>
FWIW
Acked-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
> ---
> CREDITS | 3 +
> MAINTAINERS | 7 -
> drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig | 13 -
> drivers/video/fbdev/Makefile | 1 -
> drivers/video/fbdev/hgafb.c | 685 -----------------------------------
> 5 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 706 deletions(-)
> delete mode 100644 drivers/video/fbdev/hgafb.c
>
> diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS
> index 17962bdd6dbd..59d5de3eeb5b 100644
> --- a/CREDITS
> +++ b/CREDITS
> @@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ S: Hauptstrasse 19
> S: 79837 St. Blasien
> S: Germany
>
> +N: Ferenc Bakonyi
> +D: Hercules graphics adapter framebuffer driver
> +
> N: Krishna Balasubramanian
> E: balasub@cis.ohio-state.edu
> D: Wrote SYS V IPC (part of standard kernel since 0.99.10)
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 882214b0e7db..3194befa6a13 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -11373,13 +11373,6 @@ F: Documentation/filesystems/hfsplus.rst
> F: fs/hfsplus/
> F: include/linux/hfs_common.h
>
> -HGA FRAMEBUFFER DRIVER
> -M: Ferenc Bakonyi <fero@drama.obuda.kando.hu>
> -L: linux-nvidia@lists.surfsouth.com
> -S: Maintained
> -W: http://drama.obuda.kando.hu/~fero/cgi-bin/hgafb.shtml
> -F: drivers/video/fbdev/hgafb.c
> -
> HIBERNATION (aka Software Suspend, aka swsusp)
> M: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>
> R: Pavel Machek <pavel@kernel.org>
> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
> index 1c73d560f196..085d3a202148 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
> @@ -453,19 +453,6 @@ config FB_N411
> This enables support for the Apollo display controller in its
> Hecuba form using the n411 devkit.
>
> -config FB_HGA
> - tristate "Hercules mono graphics support"
> - depends on FB && X86
> - select FB_IOMEM_FOPS
> - help
> - Say Y here if you have a Hercules mono graphics card.
> -
> - To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
> - module will be called hgafb.
> -
> - As this card technology is at least 25 years old,
> - most people will answer N here.
> -
> config FB_GBE
> bool "SGI Graphics Backend frame buffer support"
> depends on (FB = y) && HAS_IOMEM
> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/Makefile b/drivers/video/fbdev/Makefile
> index 36a18d958ba0..0b17c878154d 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Makefile
> @@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FB_ATARI) += atafb.o c2p_iplan2.o atafb_mfb.o \
> obj-$(CONFIG_FB_MAC) += macfb.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_FB_HECUBA) += hecubafb.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_FB_N411) += n411.o
> -obj-$(CONFIG_FB_HGA) += hgafb.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_FB_XVR500) += sunxvr500.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_FB_XVR2500) += sunxvr2500.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_FB_XVR1000) += sunxvr1000.o
> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/hgafb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/hgafb.c
> deleted file mode 100644
> index d32fd1c5217c..000000000000
> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/hgafb.c
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,685 +0,0 @@
> -/*
> - * linux/drivers/video/hgafb.c -- Hercules graphics adaptor frame buffer device
> - *
> - * Created 25 Nov 1999 by Ferenc Bakonyi (fero@drama.obuda.kando.hu)
> - * Based on skeletonfb.c by Geert Uytterhoeven and
> - * mdacon.c by Andrew Apted
> - *
> - * History:
> - *
> - * - Revision 0.1.8 (23 Oct 2002): Ported to new framebuffer api.
> - *
> - * - Revision 0.1.7 (23 Jan 2001): fix crash resulting from MDA only cards
> - * being detected as Hercules. (Paul G.)
> - * - Revision 0.1.6 (17 Aug 2000): new style structs
> - * documentation
> - * - Revision 0.1.5 (13 Mar 2000): spinlocks instead of saveflags();cli();etc
> - * minor fixes
> - * - Revision 0.1.4 (24 Jan 2000): fixed a bug in hga_card_detect() for
> - * HGA-only systems
> - * - Revision 0.1.3 (22 Jan 2000): modified for the new fb_info structure
> - * screen is cleared after rmmod
> - * virtual resolutions
> - * module parameter 'nologo={0|1}'
> - * the most important: boot logo :)
> - * - Revision 0.1.0 (6 Dec 1999): faster scrolling and minor fixes
> - * - First release (25 Nov 1999)
> - *
> - * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
> - * License. See the file COPYING in the main directory of this archive
> - * for more details.
> - */
> -
> -#include <linux/module.h>
> -#include <linux/kernel.h>
> -#include <linux/errno.h>
> -#include <linux/spinlock.h>
> -#include <linux/string.h>
> -#include <linux/mm.h>
> -#include <linux/delay.h>
> -#include <linux/fb.h>
> -#include <linux/init.h>
> -#include <linux/ioport.h>
> -#include <linux/platform_device.h>
> -#include <asm/io.h>
> -#include <asm/vga.h>
> -
> -#if 0
> -#define DPRINTK(args...) printk(KERN_DEBUG __FILE__": " ##args)
> -#else
> -#define DPRINTK(args...)
> -#endif
> -
> -#if 0
> -#define CHKINFO(ret) if (info != &fb_info) { printk(KERN_DEBUG __FILE__": This should never happen, line:%d \n", __LINE__); return ret; }
> -#else
> -#define CHKINFO(ret)
> -#endif
> -
> -/* Description of the hardware layout */
> -
> -static void __iomem *hga_vram; /* Base of video memory */
> -static unsigned long hga_vram_len; /* Size of video memory */
> -
> -#define HGA_ROWADDR(row) ((row%4)*8192 + (row>>2)*90)
> -#define HGA_TXT 0
> -#define HGA_GFX 1
> -
> -static inline u8 __iomem * rowaddr(struct fb_info *info, u_int row)
> -{
> - return info->screen_base + HGA_ROWADDR(row);
> -}
> -
> -static int hga_mode = -1; /* 0 = txt, 1 = gfx mode */
> -
> -static enum { TYPE_HERC, TYPE_HERCPLUS, TYPE_HERCCOLOR } hga_type;
> -static char *hga_type_name;
> -
> -#define HGA_INDEX_PORT 0x3b4 /* Register select port */
> -#define HGA_VALUE_PORT 0x3b5 /* Register value port */
> -#define HGA_MODE_PORT 0x3b8 /* Mode control port */
> -#define HGA_STATUS_PORT 0x3ba /* Status and Config port */
> -#define HGA_GFX_PORT 0x3bf /* Graphics control port */
> -
> -/* HGA register values */
> -
> -#define HGA_CURSOR_BLINKING 0x00
> -#define HGA_CURSOR_OFF 0x20
> -#define HGA_CURSOR_SLOWBLINK 0x60
> -
> -#define HGA_MODE_GRAPHICS 0x02
> -#define HGA_MODE_VIDEO_EN 0x08
> -#define HGA_MODE_BLINK_EN 0x20
> -#define HGA_MODE_GFX_PAGE1 0x80
> -
> -#define HGA_STATUS_HSYNC 0x01
> -#define HGA_STATUS_VSYNC 0x80
> -#define HGA_STATUS_VIDEO 0x08
> -
> -#define HGA_CONFIG_COL132 0x08
> -#define HGA_GFX_MODE_EN 0x01
> -#define HGA_GFX_PAGE_EN 0x02
> -
> -/* Global locks */
> -
> -static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(hga_reg_lock);
> -
> -/* Framebuffer driver structures */
> -
> -static const struct fb_var_screeninfo hga_default_var = {
> - .xres = 720,
> - .yres = 348,
> - .xres_virtual = 720,
> - .yres_virtual = 348,
> - .bits_per_pixel = 1,
> - .red = {0, 1, 0},
> - .green = {0, 1, 0},
> - .blue = {0, 1, 0},
> - .transp = {0, 0, 0},
> - .height = -1,
> - .width = -1,
> -};
> -
> -static struct fb_fix_screeninfo hga_fix = {
> - .id = "HGA",
> - .type = FB_TYPE_PACKED_PIXELS, /* (not sure) */
> - .visual = FB_VISUAL_MONO10,
> - .xpanstep = 8,
> - .ypanstep = 8,
> - .line_length = 90,
> - .accel = FB_ACCEL_NONE
> -};
> -
> -/* Don't assume that tty1 will be the initial current console. */
> -static int release_io_port = 0;
> -static int release_io_ports = 0;
> -static bool nologo = 0;
> -
> -/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> - *
> - * Low level hardware functions
> - *
> - * ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
> -
> -static void write_hga_b(unsigned int val, unsigned char reg)
> -{
> - outb_p(reg, HGA_INDEX_PORT);
> - outb_p(val, HGA_VALUE_PORT);
> -}
> -
> -static void write_hga_w(unsigned int val, unsigned char reg)
> -{
> - outb_p(reg, HGA_INDEX_PORT); outb_p(val >> 8, HGA_VALUE_PORT);
> - outb_p(reg+1, HGA_INDEX_PORT); outb_p(val & 0xff, HGA_VALUE_PORT);
> -}
> -
> -static int test_hga_b(unsigned char val, unsigned char reg)
> -{
> - outb_p(reg, HGA_INDEX_PORT);
> - outb (val, HGA_VALUE_PORT);
> - udelay(20); val = (inb_p(HGA_VALUE_PORT) == val);
> - return val;
> -}
> -
> -static void hga_clear_screen(void)
> -{
> - unsigned char fillchar = 0xbf; /* magic */
> - unsigned long flags;
> -
> - spin_lock_irqsave(&hga_reg_lock, flags);
> - if (hga_mode == HGA_TXT)
> - fillchar = ' ';
> - else if (hga_mode == HGA_GFX)
> - fillchar = 0x00;
> - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hga_reg_lock, flags);
> - if (fillchar != 0xbf)
> - memset_io(hga_vram, fillchar, hga_vram_len);
> -}
> -
> -static void hga_txt_mode(void)
> -{
> - unsigned long flags;
> -
> - spin_lock_irqsave(&hga_reg_lock, flags);
> - outb_p(HGA_MODE_VIDEO_EN | HGA_MODE_BLINK_EN, HGA_MODE_PORT);
> - outb_p(0x00, HGA_GFX_PORT);
> - outb_p(0x00, HGA_STATUS_PORT);
> -
> - write_hga_b(0x61, 0x00); /* horizontal total */
> - write_hga_b(0x50, 0x01); /* horizontal displayed */
> - write_hga_b(0x52, 0x02); /* horizontal sync pos */
> - write_hga_b(0x0f, 0x03); /* horizontal sync width */
> -
> - write_hga_b(0x19, 0x04); /* vertical total */
> - write_hga_b(0x06, 0x05); /* vertical total adjust */
> - write_hga_b(0x19, 0x06); /* vertical displayed */
> - write_hga_b(0x19, 0x07); /* vertical sync pos */
> -
> - write_hga_b(0x02, 0x08); /* interlace mode */
> - write_hga_b(0x0d, 0x09); /* maximum scanline */
> - write_hga_b(0x0c, 0x0a); /* cursor start */
> - write_hga_b(0x0d, 0x0b); /* cursor end */
> -
> - write_hga_w(0x0000, 0x0c); /* start address */
> - write_hga_w(0x0000, 0x0e); /* cursor location */
> -
> - hga_mode = HGA_TXT;
> - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hga_reg_lock, flags);
> -}
> -
> -static void hga_gfx_mode(void)
> -{
> - unsigned long flags;
> -
> - spin_lock_irqsave(&hga_reg_lock, flags);
> - outb_p(0x00, HGA_STATUS_PORT);
> - outb_p(HGA_GFX_MODE_EN, HGA_GFX_PORT);
> - outb_p(HGA_MODE_VIDEO_EN | HGA_MODE_GRAPHICS, HGA_MODE_PORT);
> -
> - write_hga_b(0x35, 0x00); /* horizontal total */
> - write_hga_b(0x2d, 0x01); /* horizontal displayed */
> - write_hga_b(0x2e, 0x02); /* horizontal sync pos */
> - write_hga_b(0x07, 0x03); /* horizontal sync width */
> -
> - write_hga_b(0x5b, 0x04); /* vertical total */
> - write_hga_b(0x02, 0x05); /* vertical total adjust */
> - write_hga_b(0x57, 0x06); /* vertical displayed */
> - write_hga_b(0x57, 0x07); /* vertical sync pos */
> -
> - write_hga_b(0x02, 0x08); /* interlace mode */
> - write_hga_b(0x03, 0x09); /* maximum scanline */
> - write_hga_b(0x00, 0x0a); /* cursor start */
> - write_hga_b(0x00, 0x0b); /* cursor end */
> -
> - write_hga_w(0x0000, 0x0c); /* start address */
> - write_hga_w(0x0000, 0x0e); /* cursor location */
> -
> - hga_mode = HGA_GFX;
> - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hga_reg_lock, flags);
> -}
> -
> -static void hga_show_logo(struct fb_info *info)
> -{
> -/*
> - void __iomem *dest = hga_vram;
> - char *logo = linux_logo_bw;
> - int x, y;
> -
> - for (y = 134; y < 134 + 80 ; y++) * this needs some cleanup *
> - for (x = 0; x < 10 ; x++)
> - writeb(~*(logo++),(dest + HGA_ROWADDR(y) + x + 40));
> -*/
> -}
> -
> -static void hga_pan(unsigned int xoffset, unsigned int yoffset)
> -{
> - unsigned int base;
> - unsigned long flags;
> -
> - base = (yoffset / 8) * 90 + xoffset;
> - spin_lock_irqsave(&hga_reg_lock, flags);
> - write_hga_w(base, 0x0c); /* start address */
> - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hga_reg_lock, flags);
> - DPRINTK("hga_pan: base:%d\n", base);
> -}
> -
> -static void hga_blank(int blank_mode)
> -{
> - unsigned long flags;
> -
> - spin_lock_irqsave(&hga_reg_lock, flags);
> - if (blank_mode) {
> - outb_p(0x00, HGA_MODE_PORT); /* disable video */
> - } else {
> - outb_p(HGA_MODE_VIDEO_EN | HGA_MODE_GRAPHICS, HGA_MODE_PORT);
> - }
> - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hga_reg_lock, flags);
> -}
> -
> -static int hga_card_detect(struct platform_device *pdev)
> -{
> - int count = 0;
> - void __iomem *p, *q;
> - unsigned short p_save, q_save;
> -
> - hga_vram_len = 0x08000;
> -
> - if (!devm_request_mem_region(&pdev->dev, 0xb0000, hga_vram_len, "hgafb")) {
> - dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot reserve video memory at 0xb0000\n");
> - return -EBUSY;
> - }
> -
> - hga_vram = ioremap(0xb0000, hga_vram_len);
> - if (!hga_vram)
> - return -ENOMEM;
> -
> - if (request_region(0x3b0, 12, "hgafb"))
> - release_io_ports = 1;
> - if (request_region(0x3bf, 1, "hgafb"))
> - release_io_port = 1;
> -
> - /* do a memory check */
> -
> - p = hga_vram;
> - q = hga_vram + 0x01000;
> -
> - p_save = readw(p); q_save = readw(q);
> -
> - writew(0xaa55, p); if (readw(p) == 0xaa55) count++;
> - writew(0x55aa, p); if (readw(p) == 0x55aa) count++;
> - writew(p_save, p);
> -
> - if (count != 2)
> - goto error;
> -
> - /* Ok, there is definitely a card registering at the correct
> - * memory location, so now we do an I/O port test.
> - */
> -
> - if (!test_hga_b(0x66, 0x0f)) /* cursor low register */
> - goto error;
> -
> - if (!test_hga_b(0x99, 0x0f)) /* cursor low register */
> - goto error;
> -
> - /* See if the card is a Hercules, by checking whether the vsync
> - * bit of the status register is changing. This test lasts for
> - * approximately 1/10th of a second.
> - */
> -
> - p_save = q_save = inb_p(HGA_STATUS_PORT) & HGA_STATUS_VSYNC;
> -
> - for (count=0; count < 50000 && p_save == q_save; count++) {
> - q_save = inb(HGA_STATUS_PORT) & HGA_STATUS_VSYNC;
> - udelay(2);
> - }
> -
> - if (p_save == q_save)
> - goto error;
> -
> - switch (inb_p(HGA_STATUS_PORT) & 0x70) {
> - case 0x10:
> - hga_type = TYPE_HERCPLUS;
> - hga_type_name = "HerculesPlus";
> - break;
> - case 0x50:
> - hga_type = TYPE_HERCCOLOR;
> - hga_type_name = "HerculesColor";
> - break;
> - default:
> - hga_type = TYPE_HERC;
> - hga_type_name = "Hercules";
> - break;
> - }
> - return 0;
> -error:
> - if (release_io_ports)
> - release_region(0x3b0, 12);
> - if (release_io_port)
> - release_region(0x3bf, 1);
> -
> - iounmap(hga_vram);
> -
> - pr_err("hgafb: HGA card not detected.\n");
> -
> - return -EINVAL;
> -}
> -
> -/**
> - * hgafb_open - open the framebuffer device
> - * @info: pointer to fb_info object containing info for current hga board
> - * @init: open by console system or userland.
> - *
> - * Returns: %0
> - */
> -
> -static int hgafb_open(struct fb_info *info, int init)
> -{
> - hga_gfx_mode();
> - hga_clear_screen();
> - if (!nologo) hga_show_logo(info);
> - return 0;
> -}
> -
> -/**
> - * hgafb_release - open the framebuffer device
> - * @info: pointer to fb_info object containing info for current hga board
> - * @init: open by console system or userland.
> - *
> - * Returns: %0
> - */
> -
> -static int hgafb_release(struct fb_info *info, int init)
> -{
> - hga_txt_mode();
> - hga_clear_screen();
> - return 0;
> -}
> -
> -/**
> - * hgafb_setcolreg - set color registers
> - * @regno:register index to set
> - * @red:red value, unused
> - * @green:green value, unused
> - * @blue:blue value, unused
> - * @transp:transparency value, unused
> - * @info:unused
> - *
> - * This callback function is used to set the color registers of a HGA
> - * board. Since we have only two fixed colors only @regno is checked.
> - * A zero is returned on success and 1 for failure.
> - *
> - * Returns: %0
> - */
> -
> -static int hgafb_setcolreg(u_int regno, u_int red, u_int green, u_int blue,
> - u_int transp, struct fb_info *info)
> -{
> - if (regno > 1)
> - return 1;
> - return 0;
> -}
> -
> -/**
> - * hgafb_pan_display - pan or wrap the display
> - * @var:contains new xoffset, yoffset and vmode values
> - * @info:pointer to fb_info object containing info for current hga board
> - *
> - * This function looks only at xoffset, yoffset and the %FB_VMODE_YWRAP
> - * flag in @var. If input parameters are correct it calls hga_pan() to
> - * program the hardware. @info->var is updated to the new values.
> - *
> - * Returns: %0 on success or %-EINVAL for failure.
> - */
> -
> -static int hgafb_pan_display(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
> - struct fb_info *info)
> -{
> - if (var->vmode & FB_VMODE_YWRAP) {
> - if (var->yoffset >= info->var.yres_virtual ||
> - var->xoffset)
> - return -EINVAL;
> - } else {
> - if (var->xoffset + info->var.xres > info->var.xres_virtual
> - || var->yoffset + info->var.yres > info->var.yres_virtual
> - || var->yoffset % 8)
> - return -EINVAL;
> - }
> -
> - hga_pan(var->xoffset, var->yoffset);
> - return 0;
> -}
> -
> -/**
> - * hgafb_blank - (un)blank the screen
> - * @blank_mode:blanking method to use
> - * @info:unused
> - *
> - * Blank the screen if blank_mode != 0, else unblank.
> - * Implements VESA suspend and powerdown modes on hardware that supports
> - * disabling hsync/vsync:
> - * @blank_mode == 2 means suspend vsync,
> - * @blank_mode == 3 means suspend hsync,
> - * @blank_mode == 4 means powerdown.
> - *
> - * Returns: %0
> - */
> -
> -static int hgafb_blank(int blank_mode, struct fb_info *info)
> -{
> - hga_blank(blank_mode);
> - return 0;
> -}
> -
> -/*
> - * Accel functions
> - */
> -static void hgafb_fillrect(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_fillrect *rect)
> -{
> - u_int rows, y;
> - u8 __iomem *dest;
> -
> - y = rect->dy;
> -
> - for (rows = rect->height; rows--; y++) {
> - dest = rowaddr(info, y) + (rect->dx >> 3);
> - switch (rect->rop) {
> - case ROP_COPY:
> - memset_io(dest, rect->color, (rect->width >> 3));
> - break;
> - case ROP_XOR:
> - fb_writeb(~(fb_readb(dest)), dest);
> - break;
> - }
> - }
> -}
> -
> -static void hgafb_copyarea(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_copyarea *area)
> -{
> - u_int rows, y1, y2;
> - u8 __iomem *src;
> - u8 __iomem *dest;
> -
> - if (area->dy <= area->sy) {
> - y1 = area->sy;
> - y2 = area->dy;
> -
> - for (rows = area->height; rows--; ) {
> - src = rowaddr(info, y1) + (area->sx >> 3);
> - dest = rowaddr(info, y2) + (area->dx >> 3);
> - memmove(dest, src, (area->width >> 3));
> - y1++;
> - y2++;
> - }
> - } else {
> - y1 = area->sy + area->height - 1;
> - y2 = area->dy + area->height - 1;
> -
> - for (rows = area->height; rows--;) {
> - src = rowaddr(info, y1) + (area->sx >> 3);
> - dest = rowaddr(info, y2) + (area->dx >> 3);
> - memmove(dest, src, (area->width >> 3));
> - y1--;
> - y2--;
> - }
> - }
> -}
> -
> -static void hgafb_imageblit(struct fb_info *info, const struct fb_image *image)
> -{
> - u8 __iomem *dest;
> - u8 *cdat = (u8 *) image->data;
> - u_int rows, y = image->dy;
> - u_int x;
> - u8 d;
> -
> - for (rows = image->height; rows--; y++) {
> - for (x = 0; x < image->width; x+= 8) {
> - d = *cdat++;
> - dest = rowaddr(info, y) + ((image->dx + x)>> 3);
> - fb_writeb(d, dest);
> - }
> - }
> -}
> -
> -static const struct fb_ops hgafb_ops = {
> - .owner = THIS_MODULE,
> - .fb_open = hgafb_open,
> - .fb_release = hgafb_release,
> - __FB_DEFAULT_IOMEM_OPS_RDWR,
> - .fb_setcolreg = hgafb_setcolreg,
> - .fb_pan_display = hgafb_pan_display,
> - .fb_blank = hgafb_blank,
> - .fb_fillrect = hgafb_fillrect,
> - .fb_copyarea = hgafb_copyarea,
> - .fb_imageblit = hgafb_imageblit,
> - __FB_DEFAULT_IOMEM_OPS_MMAP,
> -};
> -
> -/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- *
> - *
> - * Functions in fb_info
> - *
> - * ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
> -
> -/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
> -
> - /*
> - * Initialization
> - */
> -
> -static int hgafb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> -{
> - struct fb_info *info;
> - int ret;
> -
> - ret = hga_card_detect(pdev);
> - if (ret)
> - return ret;
> -
> - printk(KERN_INFO "hgafb: %s with %ldK of memory detected.\n",
> - hga_type_name, hga_vram_len/1024);
> -
> - info = framebuffer_alloc(0, &pdev->dev);
> - if (!info) {
> - iounmap(hga_vram);
> - return -ENOMEM;
> - }
> -
> - hga_fix.smem_start = (unsigned long)hga_vram;
> - hga_fix.smem_len = hga_vram_len;
> -
> - info->flags = FBINFO_HWACCEL_YPAN;
> - info->var = hga_default_var;
> - info->fix = hga_fix;
> - info->monspecs.hfmin = 0;
> - info->monspecs.hfmax = 0;
> - info->monspecs.vfmin = 10000;
> - info->monspecs.vfmax = 10000;
> - info->monspecs.dpms = 0;
> - info->fbops = &hgafb_ops;
> - info->screen_base = hga_vram;
> -
> - if (register_framebuffer(info) < 0) {
> - framebuffer_release(info);
> - iounmap(hga_vram);
> - return -EINVAL;
> - }
> -
> - fb_info(info, "%s frame buffer device\n", info->fix.id);
> - platform_set_drvdata(pdev, info);
> - return 0;
> -}
> -
> -static void hgafb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
> -{
> - struct fb_info *info = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
> -
> - hga_txt_mode();
> - hga_clear_screen();
> -
> - if (info) {
> - unregister_framebuffer(info);
> - framebuffer_release(info);
> - }
> -
> - iounmap(hga_vram);
> -
> - if (release_io_ports)
> - release_region(0x3b0, 12);
> -
> - if (release_io_port)
> - release_region(0x3bf, 1);
> -}
> -
> -static struct platform_driver hgafb_driver = {
> - .probe = hgafb_probe,
> - .remove = hgafb_remove,
> - .driver = {
> - .name = "hgafb",
> - },
> -};
> -
> -static struct platform_device *hgafb_device;
> -
> -static int __init hgafb_init(void)
> -{
> - int ret;
> -
> - if (fb_get_options("hgafb", NULL))
> - return -ENODEV;
> -
> - ret = platform_driver_register(&hgafb_driver);
> -
> - if (!ret) {
> - hgafb_device = platform_device_register_simple("hgafb", 0, NULL, 0);
> -
> - if (IS_ERR(hgafb_device)) {
> - platform_driver_unregister(&hgafb_driver);
> - ret = PTR_ERR(hgafb_device);
> - }
> - }
> -
> - return ret;
> -}
> -
> -static void __exit hgafb_exit(void)
> -{
> - platform_device_unregister(hgafb_device);
> - platform_driver_unregister(&hgafb_driver);
> -}
> -
> -/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> - *
> - * Modularization
> - *
> - * ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
> -
> -MODULE_AUTHOR("Ferenc Bakonyi <fero@drama.obuda.kando.hu>");
> -MODULE_DESCRIPTION("FBDev driver for Hercules Graphics Adaptor");
> -MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> -
> -module_param(nologo, bool, 0);
> -MODULE_PARM_DESC(nologo, "Disables startup logo if != 0 (default=0)");
> -module_init(hgafb_init);
> -module_exit(hgafb_exit);
--
--
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Frankenstr. 146, 90461 Nürnberg, Germany, www.suse.com
GF: Jochen Jaser, Andrew McDonald, Werner Knoblich, (HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)
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