Re: [PATCH] radeonfb: mode switch work around
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date: 2004-07-04 08:35:28
On Sat, 3 Jul 2004, Jon Smirl wrote:
Try this experiment... modprobe radeonfb from a VT, then switch to an xterm and rmmod it. Try it the other way to, modprobe from xterm and rmmod from VT. Both of those result in a reboot on my machine.
I would say modprobing any fbdev while X is already playing with the same
hardware is unsafe...
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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