Re: [PATCH][FBCON]: Mode Switch in fbcon_blank()

[Javier Marcet <javier-ml-gmane@marcet.info>]

Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:

>> As we've discussed in another thread, below is a diff that will do a
>> set_par() as late as possible when there is KD_TEXT<->KD_GRAPHICS
>> switch.  The set_par() will be forced in fbcon_resize() instead.

>> Not sure if this has repercussions with the other drivers, but this patch
>> fixed the X nv driver hanging when switching to the console. (I believe
>> the crash is actually caused by an early set_par() -- while in
>> fbcon_blank. Removing the set_par in fbcon_blank fixed the hang but
>> caused cursor sprite and display corruption).

> Well... I don't know. It seem to work, so it's probably an acceptable
> workaround, but I'd like to find out what's wrong with doing it in blank
> precisely (that is what is the bug in XFree or in the kernel VT), since
> it's shared by many X drivers, I don't suppose it's a bug in them.

This was included in 2.6.7-mm5 -that's how I noticed it- and I had to
revert it.

I use radeonfb and when switching from X to console my two monitors will
go out of sync. The VT is actually there since I can type on it, but I
can't see anything on neither of my two monitors :(


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Javier Marcet <javier@marcet.info>




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