linux-kernel - Re: [patch 011/104] fbdev: clean the penguins dirty feet

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Message-ID: <20081206002628.GA11240@suse.de>
Date:	Fri, 5 Dec 2008 16:26:28 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	Justin Forbes <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Chuck Wolber <chuckw@...ntumlinux.com>,
	Chris Wedgwood <reviews@...cw.f00f.org>,
	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>,
	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>,
	Domenico Andreoli <cavokz@...il.com>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Rodrigo Rubira Branco <rbranco@...checkpoint.com>,
	Jake Edge <jake@....net>, Eugene Teo <eteo@...hat.com>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@...zta.fm>
Subject: Re: [patch 011/104] fbdev: clean the penguins dirty feet

On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 01:58:55PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> 
> On Wed 2008-12-03 11:48:38, Greg KH wrote:
> > 2.6.27-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
> > 
> > ------------------
> > From: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>
> > 
> > commit cf7ee554f3a324e98181b0ea249d9d5be3a0acb8 upstream.
> > 
> > When booting in a direct color mode, the penguin has dirty feet, i.e.,
> > some pixels have the wrong color.  This is caused by
> > fb_set_logo_directpalette() which does not initialize the last 32 palette
> > entries.
> 
> Heh, funny, but... is this really bad enough bug to go to stable?

It was asked to be included, so yes :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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