[linux-fbdev] Re: Video driver bug

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Mon, 9 Oct 2000, James Simmons wrote:
> > Well, for aty128fb (which doesn't support a hardware cursor yet), the fix is
> > what you propose. However, for atyfb I see no simple solution, apart from
> > disabling the hardware cursor :-(
>
> I have some ideas but it would requires some changes to the fbcon layer.
> Also it would move palette handling from fbdev to the console layer.
> Would these changes be included with the 2.4.0-testX kernels?

I think we must do something in 2.4.0-testX, since you can abuse the bug to
panic the box.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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