[GIT PULL] fbdev fixes for v7.2-rc7
From: Helge Deller
Date: Sat Aug 08 2026 - 09:50:34 EST
Dear Linus,
please pull a few important fixes for the core fbdev layer for kernel v7-2-rc7.
All patches are tagged for stable, and most of them have been in for-next
for some weeks.
Thanks!
Helge
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The following changes since commit 075b74841bd0065a3bda3440873c747938e69b68:
Linux 7.2-rc6 (2026-08-02 16:24:24 -0700)
are available in the Git repository at:
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/deller/linux-fbdev.git tags/fbdev-for-7.2-rc7
for you to fetch changes up to e033cbf3975a8465f879ebd5989dc35b04423a4d:
fbdev: bitblit: bound-check glyph index in bit_cursor() (2026-08-08 08:08:58 +0200)
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fbdev core fixes for 7.2-rc7:
A few patches for the core fbdev layer which stabilize or fix potential
issues with text font rendering after screen rotation or after user
initiated font changes and locking fixes for sysfb during modifications
of the graphics mode database.
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Melbin K Mathew (3):
fbdev: bound mode sysfs output to the sysfs buffer
fbdev: clear fb_info->mode before deleting a videomode
fbdev: serialize mode sysfs access with lock_fb_info()
Mingyu Wang (1):
fbdev: core: Fix pointer desynchronization in fb_io_read()
Rik van Riel (1):
fbdev: bitblit: bound-check glyph index in bit_cursor()
Zizhi Wo (1):
fbdev: Fix out-of-bounds access when rotating console after font resize
drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c | 9 ++++--
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_io_fops.c | 8 +++++
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c | 25 +++++++++++++++
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c | 5 ++-
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
5 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)