(Cc'ing David) On Wed, 27 May, at 04:45:48PM, Ethan Zhao wrote: > As descriped in https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98721 > When kernel 4.0.4 was tested on Oracle and HP system with UEFI mode, no output and > login on console. > > Simplefb was broken on these systems when orig_video_isVGA is VIDEO_TYPE_EFI, so > skip it. > > This patch was tested on Oracle Sun server X5-2 series and HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 > with kernel 4.0.4 > > Signed-off-by: Ethan Zhao <ethan.zhao@xxxxxxxxxx> > Tested-by: Kunlun Lao <kunlun.lao@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > arch/x86/kernel/sysfb_simplefb.c | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sysfb_simplefb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sysfb_simplefb.c > index 764a29f..f833502 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/sysfb_simplefb.c > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sysfb_simplefb.c > @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ __init bool parse_mode(const struct screen_info *si, > unsigned int i; > > type = si->orig_video_isVGA; > - if (type != VIDEO_TYPE_VLFB && type != VIDEO_TYPE_EFI) > + if (type != VIDEO_TYPE_VLFB) > return false; > > for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(formats); ++i) { This patch makes sense to me, but I'd really like David to fill us in on the rationale for including VIDEO_TYPE_EFI in the simplefb list in first place, and whether he's aware of any platforms that require simplefb for UEFI. David? -- Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-efi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
