linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fbdev: don't allow to set a video mode via vga= if FB doesn't support it

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Date:	Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:34:14 +0200
From:	"Michal Januszewski" <michalj@...il.com>
To:	"Krzysztof Helt" <krzysztof.h1@...zta.fm>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fbdev: don't allow to set a video mode via vga= if FB doesn't support it

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 21:47, Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@...zta.fm> wrote:

> This one could be simpler:
>
>                /* It's a supported text mode */
>                is_graphic = 0;
>  +#if FB_SUPPORTS_BOOT_VESA
>        } else if ((vminfo.mode_attr & 0x99) == 0x99) {
>                /* It's a graphics mode with linear frame buffer */
>                is_graphic = 1;
>                vesa_mode |= 0x4000; /* Request linear frame buffer */
>  +#endif
>        } else {
>                return -1;      /* Invalid mode */
>        }

Agreed.

I'll wait at least one more day for any additional comments and repost
a fixed version.

Thanks for doing the code review.
-- 
Michal Januszewski, Gentoo Linux Developer
http://people.gentoo.org/spock
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