Thread (3 messages) 3 messages, 2 authors, 2008-03-16

Re: [PATCH] uvesafb: don't treat valid modes returned by fb_find_mode() as errors

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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date: 2008-03-06 06:55:09
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:34:56 +0100 Michal Januszewski [off-list ref] wrote:
From: Michal Januszewski <spock@gentoo.org>

Don't treat valid modes returned by fb_find_mode() (best-fit modes,
default modes or the first valid mode) as errors.
This changelog is too brief.
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
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diff --git a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
index a14ef89..fc68b3e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ static int __devinit uvesafb_vbe_init_mode(struct fb_info *info)
 	}
 
 	/* fb_find_mode() failed */
-	if (i == 0 || i >= 3) {
+	if (i == 0) {
 		info->var.xres = 640;
 		info->var.yres = 480;
 		mode = (struct fb_videomode *)
Because I cannot tell what are the consequences of the bug which you're
fixing, hence I cannot tell whether we need this fix in 2.6.25 or even
2.6.24.


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