Re: [PATCH v2] tty: vt: always invoke vc->vc_sw->con_resize callback

From: Maciej W. Rozycki
Date: Sat May 15 2021 - 12:33:18 EST


On Sat, 15 May 2021, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:

> On Sat, 15 May 2021, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
>
> > diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
> > index 3406067985b1..22bb3892f6bd 100644
> > --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
> > +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
> > @@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@ static int fbcon_resize(struct vc_data *vc, unsigned int width,
> > return -EINVAL;
> >
> > pr_debug("resize now %ix%i\n", var.xres, var.yres);
> > - if (con_is_visible(vc)) {
> > + if (con_is_visible(vc) && vc->vc_mode == KD_TEXT) {
> > var.activate = FB_ACTIVATE_NOW |
> > FB_ACTIVATE_FORCE;
> > fb_set_var(info, &var);
>
> LGTM, although I'll yet try to verify it with hardware. But it'll have
> to wait another week or so as I'm currently away from my lab and this
> requires physical presence.

NB I suggest that you request your change to be backported, i.e. post v3
with:

Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v2.6.12+

Maciej