On Mon, 27 Oct 2008, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:23:43 +0100 (CET) Geert Uytterhoeven > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Finn Thain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Don't overflow the 16-character fb_fix_screeninfo id string (fixes > > some console erasing and blanking artifacts). Have the ID default to > > "Unknown" on machines with no built-in video and no nubus devices. > > Check for fb_alloc_cmap failure. > > The patch applies OK to 2.6.27, 2.6.26 and 2.6.25 (at least). > > Should we backport it and if so, how far? Please do. The problem was introduced somewhere in the 2.5 series. Thanks, Finn > > Thanks. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-m68k" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More > majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-m68k" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
