linux-kernel - [PATCH] fbcon: assume console is active if panicing

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Date:	Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:12:56 -0700
From:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
To:	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dave Airlie <airlied@...il.com>,
	James Simmons <jsimmons@...radead.org>
Subject: [PATCH] fbcon: assume console is active if panicing

This allows us to draw to the fbcon buffer in a panic situation, in case
the low level driver can flip to it at panic time.

Signed-off-by: Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
---
 drivers/video/console/fbcon.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index b0a3fa0..6ca1051 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static inline int fbcon_is_inactive(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info)
 	struct fbcon_ops *ops = info->fbcon_par;
 
 	return (info->state != FBINFO_STATE_RUNNING ||
-		vc->vc_mode != KD_TEXT || ops->graphics);
+		vc->vc_mode != KD_TEXT || ops->graphics) && !oops_in_progress;
 }
 
 static inline int get_color(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info,
-- 
1.6.6.1

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