Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [REGRESSION] boot-screen override by "34db50e55656 efifb: Copy the ACPI BGRT" | From | Hans de Goede <> | Date | Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:13:35 +0200 |
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Hi,
On 03-09-18 17:11, David Herrmann wrote: > Hey > > On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 4:47 PM Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> On 03-09-18 16:16, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> On Monday, September 03, 2018 03:23:38 PM David Herrmann wrote: >>>> Hey >>>> >>>> Since this commit: >>>> >>>> 34db50e55656 efifb: Copy the ACPI BGRT >>>> >>>> the kernel will override boot-splashs unasked. This breaks the >>>> graphical boot-process on our setups. In particular, we have a setup >>>> where an efi-boot-entry draws the early boot-splash on-screen, then >>>> hands-over to the linux-kernel + initrd. The boot-splash daemon in the >>>> initrd then takes over control of possible animations. >>>> >>>> With the mentioned commit compiled in, the kernel will redraw the >>>> firmware logo on screen at a random time without any way to intervene. >>> >>> You have CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DEFERRED_TAKEOVER=y (the deferred >>> console takeover support introduced in v4,19-rc1). I assume that this >>> is intended? >>> >>>> What is the intention of this commit? Why is the kernel re-drawing the >>>> firmware logo unasked? If someone during the boot-process draws >>>> content on the screen, I would prefer if the kernel does not clear >>>> that on driver load. >>> >>> +/* >>> + * If fbcon deffered console takeover is configured, the intent is for the >>> + * framebuffer to show the boot graphics (e.g. vendor logo) until there is some >>> + * (error) message to display. But the boot graphics may have been destroyed by >>> + * e.g. option ROM output, detect this and restore the boot graphics. >>> + */ >>> +#if defined CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DEFERRED_TAKEOVER && \ >>> + defined CONFIG_ACPI_BGRT >>> ... >>> +static void efifb_show_boot_graphics(struct fb_info *info) >>> ... >>> +#else >>> +static inline void efifb_show_boot_graphics(struct fb_info *info) {} >>> +#endif >>> >>>> Can we either provide an option to disable this feature, or revert the commit? >>> >>> Hans? >> >> We use the ACPI bgrt extension to get the logo to draw and then >> draw it since some devices rely on the OS to draw it and otherwise we >> just end up with a blackscreen when doing silent / flickerfree boot. >> >> Ideally you would be able to get your vendor to put the logo in firmware >> in the ACPI bgrt extension, then you also do not need to play any tricks >> with an EFI binary drawing your own logo. But I can understand if you don't >> have control over this, so you need to do this with the EFI binary trick. >> >> I can also understand that you want to use deferred console takeover >> in a setup like yours to avoid fbcon messing up what is on the display >> during boot, that is exactly what it is for. So I think a reasonable >> approach here is to add a kernel commandline option, say: >> >> video=efifb:nobgrt >> >> David, would that work for you? > > That would be perfect!
Ok, I just send out a patch for this with you in the Cc.
Sorry for taking a bit long to write the patch.
Regards,
Hans
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