Set FBINFO_READS_FAST so that the console code uses scrolling instead of
rewriting. This improves scrolling speed.

A time to do ls -la /usr/bin:
        original patched
32bpp   4.9     3.6
24bpp   4.9     2.9
16bpp   4.9     2.1
8bpp    4.9     1.7

Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka <[email protected]>

---
 drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c |    3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Index: linux-3.13-rc1/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
===================================================================
--- linux-3.13-rc1.orig/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c  2013-11-27 
00:25:42.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-3.13-rc1/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c       2013-11-27 
00:25:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -2653,7 +2653,8 @@ static int aty_init(struct fb_info *info
                      FBINFO_HWACCEL_IMAGEBLIT |
                      FBINFO_HWACCEL_FILLRECT  |
                      FBINFO_HWACCEL_COPYAREA  |
-                     FBINFO_HWACCEL_YPAN;
+                     FBINFO_HWACCEL_YPAN      |
+                     FBINFO_READS_FAST;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
        if (M64_HAS(G3_PB_1_1) && of_machine_is_compatible("PowerBook1,1")) {

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