Re: [PATCH] fbdev: Fix logic error in "offb" name match

[Helge Deller]

On 10/9/25 00:56, Finn Thain wrote:
> A regression was reported to me recently whereby /dev/fb0 had disappeared
> from a PowerBook G3 Series "Wallstreet". The problem shows up when the
> "video=ofonly" parameter is passed to the kernel, which is what the
> bootloader does when "no video driver" is selected. The cause of the
> problem is the "offb" string comparison, which got mangled when it got
> refactored. Fix it.
>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Fixes: 93604a5ade3a ("fbdev: Handle video= parameter in video/cmdline.c")
> Reported-and-tested-by: Stan Johnson <userm57@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_cmdline.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

applied.

Thanks!
Helge