# Re: \[git pull\] fbcon locking fixes.

- From: Linus Torvalds \<torvalds@linux-foundation.org\>
- Date: 2013-01-25 02:03:38 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2013/01/3990327
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/dri-devel/2013/01/3990302/t.md

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On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 5:45 PM, Dave Airlie [ref] wrote:
>
> Okay I've just sent out another fbcon patch to fix the locking harder.
>
> There was a path going into set_con2fb_path if an fb driver was
> already registered, I just pushed the locking out further on anyone
> going in there.
>
> it boots on my EFI macbook here.

Ok, good. Sounds like we'll finally get it fixed, but I'm still too
much of a scaredy-cat to take it for now, so -next it is...

              Linus
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