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 	/* XXX share VGA_FB_PHYS and I/O region with vgacon and others */
 
-	vga16fb.screen_base = ioremap(VGA_MAP_MEM(VGA_FB_PHYS), VGA_FB_PHYS_LEN);
+	vga16fb.screen_base = VGA_MAP_MEM(VGA_FB_PHYS);
 	if (!vga16fb.screen_base) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "vga16fb: unable to map device\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;

This will make the driver on all platforms. 

There's a missing word in that sentence.  Was it "work" or "crash"?  This
matters ;)

works :-)

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and that ARM and others need to teach their VGA_MAP_MEM() to do an internal
ioremap().

Or do you mean something else?  Please be more clear?

I like to see the VGA_MAP_MEM hack go away and be replaced with ioremap.

If you can cut a patch we can ask arch maintainers to review and test it.

I could but that would take some time. For now apply your fix.
Actually Ihave a newer vga16 driver for you I can push you.