From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Morton Subject: Re: kernel oops with framebuffer device vt8623fb Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:48:17 -0700 Message-ID: <20080728204817.ebaa621b.akpm@linux-foundation.org> References: <487E2911.5090701@gmx.net> <20080717013917.GA1695@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KNgCp-0000KK-NU for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:48:59 -0700 Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.44) id 1KNgCo-0005T9-GD for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:48:59 -0700 In-Reply-To: <20080717013917.GA1695@localhost.localdomain> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Ondrej Zajicek Cc: MadLoisae@gmx.net, linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, Alexey Dobriyan , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:39:18 +0200 Ondrej Zajicek wrote: > On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 07:00:02PM +0200, MadLoisae@gmx.net wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I've updated my machine from 2.6.25.11 to 2.6.26 and I think I've found > > a problem. > > > > If I load the module vt8623fb i get a kernel oops, if the VIA 8623 > > display framebuffer driver is compiled direct into kernel the system > > hangs up very early at booting the kernel. > > I am sorry for mistake, here is a patch for 2.6.26 fixing the bug: > > Signed-off-by: Ondrej Zajicek I went back through the email thread and wrote your changelog for you. Not a very good one though. It would be better were you to write your changelogs, please. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/