linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] fbdev/cirrusfb: Rewrite Zorro graphics card probing

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Message-ID: <4EA0544D.3070705@garzik.org>
Date:	Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:03:09 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
CC:	Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@....de>,
	linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org,
	"Christian T. Steigies" <cts@...ian.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ingo Jürgensmann <ij@...1.bluespice.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] fbdev/cirrusfb: Rewrite Zorro graphics card probing

On 10/20/2011 07:42 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> As indicated by commit a7f4d00a82feb5b311f765bf9522bc55bee0684f ("zorro:
> Defer device_register() until all devices have been identified"), cirrusfb
> crashes if zorro_find_device() cannot find an expected device.
>
> Rewrite the Zorro device probe code to make it more robust, easier to
> understand, and more extensible.
>
> Other logical changes:
>    - For cards that show up as 2 Zorro devices, autoprobe graphics memory
>      sizes based on the size of the Zorro device containing the graphics
>      memory.
>      Acording to the NetBSD sources, this is safe.
>
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven<geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Acked-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...hat.com>



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