From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752689AbbE0Hqv (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 May 2015 03:46:51 -0400 Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:23478 "EHLO aserp1040.oracle.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751756AbbE0Hqt (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 May 2015 03:46:49 -0400 From: Ethan Zhao To: tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com, hpa@zytor.com, fabf@skynet.be Cc: x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, ethan.kernel@gmail.com, Ethan Zhao Subject: [PATCH] x86/simplefb: simplefb was broken on Oracle and HP system, skip VIDEO_TYPE_EFI Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 16:45:48 +0900 Message-Id: <1432712748-11344-1-git-send-email-ethan.zhao@oracle.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.8.3.1 X-Source-IP: aserv0021.oracle.com [141.146.126.233] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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 Tested-by: Kunlun Lao --- 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) { -- 1.8.3.1