Samuel Čavoj <samuel@xxxxxxxxx> writes: [...] >>>> This call to sysfb_disable() has been causing trouble with regard to >>>> VFIO. VFIO has been calling aperture_remove_conflicting_pci_devices >>>> to >>>> get rid of any console drivers (d173780620792c) using the device in >>>> question, but now even unrelated drivers are getting killed. Example >>>> situation: >>> >>> Which drivers do you use? > > This happens with either no drivers loaded or the proprietary nvidia > driver. Nouveau is fine as it doesn't rely on efifb but brings its own. > Which is what all DRM drivers should do. If they want to make sure that a fbdev will be present after the DRM driver probes, then should register an emulated fbdev. There was an attempt to workaround that in [0], in particular patch [1] but that effort was not continued since the only DRM driver that would be affected is the Nvidia proprietary driver that relies on efifb/simpledrm to have a VT. [0]: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/dri-devel/list/?series=711019&archive=both [1]: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/dri-devel/patch/20230111154112.90575-11-daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx/ -- Best regards, Javier Martinez Canillas Core Platforms Red Hat
