Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 9 Sep 2007 14:42:38 +0000 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [GIT PULL] VESA register clobber paranoia |
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Hi!
> Please pull: > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/hpa/linux-2.6-x86setup.git for-linus > > H. Peter Anvin (1): > [x86 setup] Don't rely on the VESA BIOS being register-clean > > arch/i386/boot/video-vesa.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++------------- > 1 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) > > [Log messages and full diffs follow] > > commit 4221d014ea04d439e6d1e65951c3b406e7c1b7ab > Author: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> > Date: Fri Aug 31 11:30:31 2007 -0700 > > [x86 setup] Don't rely on the VESA BIOS being register-clean > > The VESA BIOS is specified to be register-clean. However, we have now > found at least one system which violates that. Thus, be as paranoid > about VESA calls as about everything else. > > Huge thanks to Will Simoneau for reporting, diagnosing, and testing > this out on Dell Inspiron 5150.
Was this the 'resume broken in -rc' problem?
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