linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] viafb: fix rmmod bug

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Message-Id: <20090728143408.b1b6dba0.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:34:08 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@....de>
Cc:	linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, FlorianSchandinat@....de,
	Scott Fang <ScottFang@...tech.com.cn>,
	Joseph Chan <JosephChan@....com.tw>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] viafb: fix rmmod bug

(maintainers cc'ed)

On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:18:48 +0000
Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@....de> wrote:

> This fixes a bug caused by changing pointers (viafb_mode, viafb_mode1)
> assigned by module_param. It reduces driver complexity by not needlessly
> changing these vars as they are only read once and removing now
> superfluous code.

Can you please provide a better description of this bug?  What user
action triggers it, what effect is observed, what code defect caused
it, how the patch fixes it, etc?

Thanks.
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