[PATCH] Logo crash

Geert Uytterhoeven (geert@linux-m68k.org)
Sun, 5 Jan 2003 17:47:35 +0100 (MET)


The local variable palette_cmap.transp is not initialized, so it can contain
garbage, causing a crash during logo drawing.

--- linux-2.5.54/drivers/video/fbmem.c Thu Jan 2 12:54:58 2003
+++ linux-m68k-2.5.54/drivers/video/fbmem.c Sun Jan 5 17:22:57 2003
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@
palette_cmap.red = palette_red;
palette_cmap.green = palette_green;
palette_cmap.blue = palette_blue;
+ palette_cmap.transp = 0;

for (i = 0; i < LINUX_LOGO_COLORS; i += n) {
n = LINUX_LOGO_COLORS - i;

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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