[PATCH] intelfb/fbdev: Save info->flags in a local variable

Reported by: Pavel Kysilka (Bugzilla Bug 5059)

The intelfb driver does not keep resolution set with fbset after
switching to anot console and back.

Steps to reproduce:

  initial options: tty1,tty2 - 1024x768-60
  1) tty1 - fbset after booting (1024x768-60)
  2) tty1 - fbset 800x600-100
  tty1: 800x600-100
  3) swith to tty2, swith to tty1
  tty1: 1024x768-60 (the same resolution as default from kernel booting)

This bug is caused by intelfb unintentionally destroying info->flags in
set_par(). Therefore the flag, FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT used to notify
fbcon of a mode change was cleared causing the above problem. This bug
though is not intelfb specific, as other drivers may also be affected.

The fix is to save info->flags in a local variable before calling any
of the driver hooks.  A more definitive fix (for post 2.6.13) is to
separate info->flags into one that is set by the driver and another that
is set by core fbdev/fbcon.

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/video/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
index d2e19f6dd72c..4ff853fbe0be 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ fb_pan_display(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
 int
 fb_set_var(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
 {
-        int err;
+        int err, flags = info->flags;
 
         if (var->activate & FB_ACTIVATE_INV_MODE) {
                 struct fb_videomode mode1, mode2;
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ fb_set_var(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
                             !list_empty(&info->modelist))
                                 err = fb_add_videomode(&mode, &info->modelist);
 
-                        if (!err && info->flags & FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT) {
+                        if (!err && (flags & FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT)) {
                                 struct fb_event event;
 
                                 info->flags &= ~FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;