Re: x86_64 64bit kernel rivafb broke between 2.6.8.1 and linus bk as of today

[Andrew Walrond <andrew@walrond.org>]

On Wednesday 17 Nov 2004 00:15, Antonino A. Daplas wrote:
>
> There was a bunch of IO access fixes in rivafb.  Can you narrow it down to
> a particular function?  Replace the following...
>
>  .fb_fillrect  = rivafb_fillrect,
>  .fb_copyarea  = rivafb_copyarea,
>  .fb_imageblit  = rivafb_imageblit,
>  .fb_cursor = rivafb_cursor,
>
> ..with:
>
>  .fb_fillrect  = cfb_fillrect,
>  .fb_copyarea  = cfb_copyarea,
>  .fb_imageblit  = cfb_imageblit,
>  .fb_cursor = soft_cursor,
>
> And make sure that 'info->pixmap.scan_align = 4' if using rivafb_imageblit
> and 'info->pixmap.scan_align = 1' if using cfb_imageblit. (The scan
> alignment is adjusted in rivafb_set_par() and riva_set_fbinfo()).
>
> Using the soft drawing functions (cfb_*), in theory, should always produce
> a working console. Then just bring back the rivafb_* functions one by one.
>

Ok, it works using all the soft functions. I'll swap them out now...


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