On 2/25/22 21:51, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> Since switch to simplefb/simpledrm VESA graphic mode selection with vga=
> kernel parameter is no longer available with legacy BIOS.
>
> The x86 realmode boot code enables the VESA graphic modes when option
> FB_BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT is enabled.
>
> This option is selected by vesafb but not simplefb/simpledrm.
>
> To enable use of VESA modes with simplefb in legacy BIOS boot mode drop
> dependency of BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT on FB, also drop the FB_ prefix. Select
> the option from sysfb rather than the drivers that depend on it.
>
> The BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT is not specific to framebuffer but rather to x86
> platform, move it from fbdev to x86 Kconfig.
>
> Fixes: e3263ab389a7 ("x86: provide platform-devices for boot-framebuffers")
> Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@xxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>
> ---
Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Best regards,
Javier Martinez Canillas
Linux Engineering
Red Hat
