Re: [PATCH] vgacon: Workaround for resize bug in some chipsets

Antonino A. Daplas wrote:

Bodo Eggert wrote:

Antonino A. Daplas <[email protected]> wrote:

+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+#define VGA_FONTWIDTH       8   /* VGA does not support fontwidths != 8 */

This is not true, VGA cards do support fontwidth=9, but the ninth column

Yes.  What it should mean is that vgacon does not support fontwidths != 8.

I think vgacon doesn't touch the 8/9 pixel setting, so the fonts are hw extended to 9 pixels by VGA in many modes.

--Mika

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