Re: Re: mode setting and console locking

[Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>]

On Mon, 2004-05-17 at 14:12, Jon Smirl wrote:
> --- Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> wrote:
> > The kernel VT subsystem issue a special blank call to the console driver
> > (I recently fixed issues there to catch those properly). fbcon will for
> > a set mode when getting one of those going from gfx->text
> 
> I don't have fbcon loaded, I'm using vgacon. 
> 
> I'll try adding a printk on the radeonfb blank call and see if I am getting one
> on VT swap.

There is no possible connection between the fbdev and the VT subsystem
if you don't have fbcon. It's the only link between those.

> The special blank call is probably what is failing. It's the primary card that
> is transitioning from gfx->text, not the secondary radeonfb card. Telling the
> secondary card it is transitioning when it really isn't will probably mess it up.
> 
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> Jon Smirl
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Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>



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