# Re: \[PATCH\] video: fbdev: use memset\_io() instead of memset()

- From: Michael Ellerman \<mpe@ellerman.id.au\>
- Date: 2021-10-07 11:28:22 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2021/10/1533918
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/dri-devel/2021/09/1509401/t.md

```text
Christophe Leroy [ref] writes:
> While investigating a lockup at startup on Powerbook 3400C, it was
> identified that the fbdev driver generates alignment exception at
> startup:
...
>
> Use fb_memset() instead of memset(). fb_memset() is defined as
> memset_io() for powerpc.
>
> Fixes: 8c8709334cec ("[PATCH] ppc32: Remove CONFIG_PMAC_PBOOK")
> Reported-by: Stan Johnson <redacted>
> Cc: Finn Thain <fthain@linux-m68k.org>
> Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <redacted>
> ---
>  drivers/video/fbdev/chipsfb.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Looks like drivers/video/fbdev is orphaned, so I'll pick this up via
powerpc.

cheers
```