Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] video: A couple of fixes for the vga16fb driver

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Wed Jan 12 2022 - 02:57:58 EST


Hi Kris,

On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 3:19 AM Kris Karas (Bug reporting)
<bugs-a21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> > Changes in v2:
> > - Make the change only for x86 (Geert Uytterhoeven)
> > - Only check the suppported video mode for x86 (Geert Uytterhoeven).
>
> I just updated Bug 215001 to reflect that I have tested this new, V2
> patch against 4 systems, one more than last time - 2 BIOS/VGAC and 2
> UEFI - and it works perfectly on all four.
>
> Thanks, Javier, for the excellent work!
> I didn't test with non-X86, but the code appears to bypass the patch on
> non-X86, so should work fine for Geert.

Note that I can no longer test the PPC use case, as the hardware
died a long time ago.

> Tested-By: Kris Karas <bugs-a21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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