From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt Subject: Re: fbdev broken in current bk for PPC Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 16:00:02 +1000 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <1094796002.14398.118.camel@gaston> References: <1094783022.2667.106.camel@gaston> <200409101328.57431.adaplas@hotpop.com> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1C5eTn-0004lk-Mf for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:01:52 -0700 Received: from gate.crashing.org ([63.228.1.57]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.34) id 1C5eTK-00049M-JI for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:01:31 -0700 In-Reply-To: <200409101328.57431.adaplas@hotpop.com> Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: adaplas@pol.net Cc: Linux Fbdev development list , Linux Kernel list , Andrew Morton On Fri, 2004-09-10 at 15:28, Antonino A. Daplas wrote: > If fb_get_options returns an error, drivers will not proceed with their > initialization. The second method is more compatible with the > previous setup semantics. > > I told Geert that if the changes did bite us, then I have no choice > but to add support for the second method. > > So, if you think that the first method is not enough, then I will add the > second method. Let me know. I submited a patch moving offb to the bottom of the Makefile to at least restore normal drivers. For ofonly, a bit more hackish, but what about failing register_framebuffer for anything but offb ? Ben. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 13. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php