# Re: 3.8-rc2: EFI framebuffer lock inversion...

- From: Linus Torvalds \<torvalds@linux-foundation.org\>
- Date: 2013-01-03 19:41:13 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2013/01/3978083
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2013/01/3977941/t.md

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On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 5:11 AM, Alan Cox [ref] wrote:
>
> The fb layer locking was broken. I posted patches early December which
> should have fixed the ones we know about. ('fb: Rework locking to fix
> lock ordering on takeover').

That patch causes compile errors with "allmodconfig":

  ERROR: "do_take_over_console" [drivers/video/console/fbcon.ko] undefined!
  make[1]: *** [__modpost] Error 1
  make: *** [modules] Error 2
  make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

Hmm?

               Linus
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