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From: "Mario Gaucher" <zadiglist@zadig.ca>
To: adaplas@pol.net
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fbdev: Fix crash if fb_set_var() called before register_framebuffer()
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 19:20:32 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20041125235955.M86030@zadig.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200411250115.50895.adaplas@hotpop.com>


> The field info->modelist is initialized during register_framebuffer.  This
> field is also referred to in fb_set_var().  Thus a call to fb_set_var()
> before register_framebuffer() will cause a crash.  A few drivers do this,
> notably controlfb.  (This might fix reports of controlfb crashing in
> powermacs).


this patch works well... I can now boot my PowerMac 7300 using
2.6.10-rc2-bk8 (that I got on kernel.org) with this patch...

but I still has some problem with my Matrox Millenium PCI card using
matroxfb driver... the kernel boot... but I get corrupted characters on
the console... X load ok and display ok...
It works really well with the onboard video (controlfb driver)

matroxfb driver works fine on 2.6.8


  reply	other threads:[~2004-11-27  2:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-11-24 17:15 [PATCH] fbdev: Fix crash if fb_set_var() called before register_framebuffer() Antonino A. Daplas
2004-11-26  0:20 ` Mario Gaucher [this message]
2004-11-26  0:45   ` Antonino A. Daplas
2004-11-26 23:17     ` Mario Gaucher
2004-11-26 23:35       ` Antonino A. Daplas

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