Antonio Vargas wrote:
> On 6/22/06, Antonino A. Daplas <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Al Boldi wrote:
>> > Antonino A. Daplas wrote:
>> >> Al Boldi wrote:
>> >>> Enabling CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK causes random fatal system
>> >>> freezes.
>> >>>
>> >>> Especially, ping 10.1 -A easily causes a complete system hang during
>> >>> scroll.
>> >>>
>> >>> Is there an easy way to fix this, other than disabling the option?
>> >> I can't duplicate your problem. Did it ever work before?
>> >
>> > This option did not exist before 2.6.17.
>>
>> I meant if you tried any of the -rc kernels.
>>
>> Anyway, can you try the patch below. It's a debugging patch and
>> it will slow down the console.
>>
>> If the system hang disappears, remove the line
>>
>> while (i--);
>>
>> in include/linux/vt_buffer.h. This line is introduced by
>> the patch below.
>>
>> Let me know at what point it worked, or whether it worked at all.
>>
>> >
>> >> Can you send me you kernel config?
>> >
>> > Attached below.
>> >
>> > BTW, is there any chance to patch your savagefb to support VIA/S3
>> UniChrome?
>> >
>>
>> If someone posts a patch to lkml or fbdev-devel, why not? But a separate
>> driver is probably better as the 2 are very different.
>>
>> Tony
>>
>> diff --git a/include/linux/vt_buffer.h b/include/linux/vt_buffer.h
>> index 057db7d..e9b6064 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/vt_buffer.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/vt_buffer.h
>> @@ -20,11 +20,21 @@ #endif
>>
>> #ifndef VT_BUF_HAVE_RW
>> #define scr_writew(val, addr) (*(addr) = (val))
>> -#define scr_readw(addr) (*(addr))
>> -#define scr_memcpyw(d, s, c) memcpy(d, s, c)
>> -#define scr_memmovew(d, s, c) memmove(d, s, c)
>> -#define VT_BUF_HAVE_MEMCPYW
>> -#define VT_BUF_HAVE_MEMMOVEW
>> +//#define scr_readw(addr) (*(addr))
>> +
>> +static inline u16 scr_readw(volatile const u16 *addr)
>> +{
>> + int i = 10000;
>> + u16 val = *addr;
>> +
>> + while (i--);
>> + return val;
>> +}
>> +
>> +//#define scr_memcpyw(d, s, c) memcpy(d, s, c)
>> +//#define scr_memmovew(d, s, c) memmove(d, s, c)
>> +#undef VT_BUF_HAVE_MEMCPYW
>> +#undef VT_BUF_HAVE_MEMMOVEW
>> #endif
>>
>> #ifndef VT_BUF_HAVE_MEMSETW
>
> Antonino, is this while(i--) a cpu busy-wait loop???
Yes.
> This would have
> different timings on different cpu kinds...
Yes. This is just a debugging patch to help me pinpoint where
the problem is.
> maybe a short usleep()?
It can be called in any context, so sleep() will be illegal
in certain circumstances.
Tony
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