Re: [PATCH] x86/simplefb: simplefb was broken on Oracle and HP system, skip VIDEO_TYPE_EFI

[David Herrmann]

Hi

On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 11:17 AM, Matt Fleming <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> (Cc'ing David)
>
> On Wed, 27 May, at 04:45:48PM, Ethan Zhao wrote:
>> As descriped in https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98721
>> When kernel 4.0.4 was tested on Oracle and HP system with UEFI mode, no output and
>> login on console.
>>
>> Simplefb was broken on these systems when orig_video_isVGA is VIDEO_TYPE_EFI, so
>> skip it.
>>
>> This patch was tested on Oracle Sun server X5-2 series and HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9
>> with kernel 4.0.4
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ethan Zhao <ethan.zhao@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Tested-by: Kunlun Lao <kunlun.lao@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  arch/x86/kernel/sysfb_simplefb.c | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sysfb_simplefb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sysfb_simplefb.c
>> index 764a29f..f833502 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/sysfb_simplefb.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sysfb_simplefb.c
>> @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ __init bool parse_mode(const struct screen_info *si,
>>       unsigned int i;
>>
>>       type = si->orig_video_isVGA;
>> -     if (type != VIDEO_TYPE_VLFB && type != VIDEO_TYPE_EFI)
>> +     if (type != VIDEO_TYPE_VLFB)
>>               return false;
>>
>>       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(formats); ++i) {
>
> This patch makes sense to me, but I'd really like David to fill us in on
> the rationale for including VIDEO_TYPE_EFI in the simplefb list in first
> place, and whether he's aware of any platforms that require simplefb for
> UEFI.

simplefb works perfectly fine on EFI systems. There is no need to use
vesafb nor efifb anymore. If simplefb does not work on a platform, we
should fix it. Hence, I object to this patch. Can you elaborate what
exactly the problem is? Are you sure you have CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE=y?

If you really want to use efifb instead, please set
CONFIG_X86_SYSFB=n. This config option controls whether you want
firmware framebuffers to be converted to the generic
simple-framebuffer interface, or whether you want to use the old
vesa/efi-framebuffer interfaces.

Thanks
David
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