Re: [patches] [PATCH] [21/22] x86_64: Extend bzImage protocol for relocatable bzImage

[Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>]

  Hi,

> Since the whole point is to detect the case where we don't have
> a screen at all it makes sense to check several additional variables
> and make certain that they are all 0.  Agreed?

Like in the attached patch?

cheers,
  Gerd

Refine SCREEN_INFO sanity check for vgacon initialization.

Checking video mode field only to see whenever SCREEN_INFO is
initialized is not enougth, in some cases it is zero although
a vga card is present.  Lets additionally check cols and lines.

Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Cc: Alan <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
---
 drivers/video/console/vgacon.c |    9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Index: vanilla-2.6.21-git11/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
===================================================================
--- vanilla-2.6.21-git11.orig/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ vanilla-2.6.21-git11/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -368,9 +368,14 @@ static const char *vgacon_startup(void)
 #endif
 	}
 
+	/* SCREEN_INFO initialized? */
+	if ((ORIG_VIDEO_MODE  == 0) &&
+	    (ORIG_VIDEO_LINES == 0) &&
+	    (ORIG_VIDEO_COLS  == 0))
+		goto no_vga;
+
 	/* VGA16 modes are not handled by VGACON */
-	if ((ORIG_VIDEO_MODE == 0x00) ||	/* SCREEN_INFO not initialized */
-	    (ORIG_VIDEO_MODE == 0x0D) ||	/* 320x200/4 */
+	if ((ORIG_VIDEO_MODE == 0x0D) ||	/* 320x200/4 */
 	    (ORIG_VIDEO_MODE == 0x0E) ||	/* 640x200/4 */
 	    (ORIG_VIDEO_MODE == 0x10) ||	/* 640x350/4 */
 	    (ORIG_VIDEO_MODE == 0x12) ||	/* 640x480/4 */