From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Morton Subject: Re: kernel oops with framebuffer device vt8623fb Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:12:29 -0700 Message-ID: <20080805091229.a613d423.akpm@linux-foundation.org> References: <487E2911.5090701@gmx.net> <20080717013917.GA1695@localhost.localdomain> <20080728204817.ebaa621b.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <489836D3.2050008@chello.at> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KQP9X-0005mb-Rj for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:12:52 -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 1KQP9W-0000KP-H7 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:12:51 -0700 In-Reply-To: <489836D3.2050008@chello.at> 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: alois.klingler@chello.at Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, MadLoisae@gmx.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Alexey@sc8-sf-spam2.sourceforge.net, Dobriyan On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:17:39 +0200 "alois.klingler@chello.at" wrote: > > Andrew Morton wrote: > > 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. > > > > Hi! > > This issue is still not fixed in 2.6.26.1 - may be there a way to commit > it in 2.6.26.2? > > Still, the provided patch I got on 07/17/2008 works great ... > > Thanks, anyway! > > kind regards, Alois > (top-posting repaired) The fix will be in my next batch for Linus. It'll be merged this week. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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=/