From: Dima Zavin <dima@xxxxxxxxxxx>
This can then be tested by userspace to see if the capability is supported.
Userspace cannot rely on that value being left in var_screen, since userspace
itself can change it.
---
drivers/video/msm/msm_fb.c | 8 ++++++++
1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/video/msm/msm_fb.c b/drivers/video/msm/msm_fb.c
index 5436aeb..bbf841e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/msm/msm_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/msm/msm_fb.c
@@ -469,6 +469,14 @@ static void setup_fb_info(struct msmfb_info *msmfb)
fb_info->var.yoffset = 0;
if (msmfb->panel->caps & MSMFB_CAP_PARTIAL_UPDATES) {
+ /* set the param in the fixed screen, so userspace can't
+ * change it. This will be used to check for the
+ * capability. */
+ fb_info->fix.reserved[0] = 0x5444;
+ fb_info->fix.reserved[1] = 0x5055;
+
+ /* This preloads the value so that if userspace doesn't
+ * change it, it will be a full update */
fb_info->var.reserved[0] = 0x54445055;
fb_info->var.reserved[1] = 0;
fb_info->var.reserved[2] = (uint16_t)msmfb->xres |
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