[PATCH 1/1: 2.6.15] fbcon: don´t call set_par() in fbcon_init() if vc_mode == KD_GRAPHICS

[Knut Petersen <Knut_Petersen@t-online.de>]

Nothing prevents a user to modprobe a framebuffer driver from
e.g. the xterm prompt. As a result, the set_par() function of the driver
will be called from fbcon_init().

This is fatal as a lot of X / framebuffer combinations are unable
to recover from set_par() reprogramming the graphics controller in
KD_GRAPHICS mode.

It is also unnecessary as the set_par() function will be called during
a switch to KD_TEXT anyway. Because of this no side effects are
possible.

Signed-off-by: Knut Petersen <Knut_Petersen@t-online.de>

diff -uprN -X linux/Documentation/dontdiff -x '*.bak' -x '*.ctx' 
linuxorig/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c linux/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c

--- linuxorig/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c	2006-01-07 09:18:25.000000000 +0100
+++ linux/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c	2006-01-07 07:31:08.000000000 +0100
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ static void fbcon_init(struct vc_data *v
	 *
	 * We need to do it in fbcon_init() to prevent screen corruption.
	 */
-	if (CON_IS_VISIBLE(vc)) {
+	if (CON_IS_VISIBLE(vc) && vc->vc_mode == KD_TEXT) {
		if (info->fbops->fb_set_par &&
		    !(ops->flags & FBCON_FLAGS_INIT))
			info->fbops->fb_set_par(info);


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