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authorMichal Januszewski <spock@gentoo.org>2008-10-15 22:03:51 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-10-16 11:21:45 -0700
commit4d31a2b74c6d063362ae10ce3be3e80d8713bf23 (patch)
treec125a2e581620a333437bcc5b3e75d24af928c58 /drivers/video
parent5ab4840968cd094586f65fce978e35c66d25ac78 (diff)
downloadlinux-4d31a2b74c6d063362ae10ce3be3e80d8713bf23.tar.gz
fbdev: ignore VESA modes if framebuffer does not support them
Currently, it is possible to set a graphics VESA mode at boot time via the
vga= parameter even when no framebuffer driver supporting this is
configured.  This could lead to the system booting with a black screen,
without a usable console.

Fix this problem by only allowing to set graphics modes at boot time if a
supporting framebuffer driver is configured.

Signed-off-by: Michal Januszewski <spock@gentoo.org>
Acked-by: Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@wp.pl>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/video')
-rw-r--r--drivers/video/Kconfig11
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index 3b296e410f91..6210755cf6ab 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ config FB_DDC
        select I2C
        default n
 
+config FB_BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT
+	bool
+	depends on FB
+	default n
+	---help---
+	  If true, at least one selected framebuffer driver can take advantage
+	  of VESA video modes set at an early boot stage via the vga= parameter.
+
 config FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	tristate
 	depends on FB
@@ -681,6 +689,7 @@ config FB_VESA
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
+	select FB_BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT
 	help
 	  This is the frame buffer device driver for generic VESA 2.0
 	  compliant graphic cards. The older VESA 1.2 cards are not supported.
@@ -1117,6 +1126,7 @@ config FB_INTEL
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
+	select FB_BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT
 	help
 	  This driver supports the on-board graphics built in to the Intel
           830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G/915G/915GM/945G/945GM/965G/965GM chipsets.
@@ -1469,6 +1479,7 @@ config FB_SIS
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
+	select FB_BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT
 	help
 	  This is the frame buffer device driver for the SiS 300, 315, 330
 	  and 340 series as well as XGI V3XT, V5, V8, Z7 graphics chipsets.