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Date:	Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:22:02 +0100
From:	Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@....de>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	JosephChan@....com.tw, ScottFang@...tech.com.cn,
	Erik-Jan Post <ej.lfs@...all.nl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] viafb: do modesetting after updating variables

Hi Andrew,

Andrew Morton schrieb:
> On Tue,  5 Jan 2010 22:59:58 +0000
> Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@....de> wrote:
> 
>> viafb: do modesetting after updating variables
>>
>> Reorder viafb_set_par to allow using the updated variables in
>> viafb_setmode. This fixes a regression that prevented proper
>> runtime mode changes.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Erik-Jan Post <ej.lfs@...all.nl>
>> Signed-off-by: Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@....de>
>> ---
>>  drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c |    6 +++---
>>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c b/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
>> index e16df84..f7ff4ea 100644
>> --- a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
>> +++ b/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
>> @@ -174,15 +174,15 @@ static int viafb_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
>>  	}
>>  
>>  	if (vmode_entry) {
>> -		viafb_setmode(vmode_entry, info->var.bits_per_pixel,
>> -			vmode_entry1, viafb_bpp1);
>> -
>>  		viafb_update_fix(info);
>>  		viafb_bpp = info->var.bits_per_pixel;
>>  		if (info->var.accel_flags & FB_ACCELF_TEXT)
>>  			info->flags &= ~FBINFO_HWACCEL_DISABLED;
>>  		else
>>  			info->flags |= FBINFO_HWACCEL_DISABLED;
>> +
>> +		viafb_setmode(vmode_entry, info->var.bits_per_pixel,
>> +			vmode_entry1, viafb_bpp1);
>>  	}
>>  
>>  	return 0;
> 
> Problem.
> 
> Patches 2, 3 and 4 are appropriate to 2.6.33 - they fix regressions. 
> But all four patches are dependent upon patches which we already have
> queued for 2.6.34!

That are good news.

> I redid patches 2, 3 and 4 so they apply to current mainline.  This
> particular patch (3/4) needed fixing - please check the result.  
> 
> --- a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c~viafb-do-modesetting-after-updating-variables
> +++ a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
> @@ -177,16 +177,15 @@ static int viafb_set_par(struct fb_info 
>  	}
>  
>  	if (vmode_index != VIA_RES_INVALID) {
> -		viafb_setmode(vmode_index, info->var.xres, info->var.yres,
> -			info->var.bits_per_pixel, vmode_index1,
> -			viafb_second_xres, viafb_second_yres, viafb_bpp1);
> -
>  		viafb_update_fix(info);
>  		viafb_bpp = info->var.bits_per_pixel;
>  		if (info->var.accel_flags & FB_ACCELF_TEXT)
>  			info->flags &= ~FBINFO_HWACCEL_DISABLED;
>  		else
>  			info->flags |= FBINFO_HWACCEL_DISABLED;
> +		viafb_setmode(vmode_index, info->var.xres, info->var.yres,
> +			info->var.bits_per_pixel, vmode_index1,
> +			viafb_second_xres, viafb_second_yres, viafb_bpp1);
>  	}
>  
>  	return 0;
> _

This is correct.

> This reordering broke viafb-split-global-index-up.patch, which I fixed up.

Thanks,


Florian Tobias Schandinat
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