[PATCH] Fix vesafb with large memory, this time properly

Adam Mercer (r.a.mercer@blueyonder.co.uk)
Thu, 15 May 2003 23:49:10 +0100


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Marcelo

Thanks for apply my previous patch, but Geert Uytterhoeven noticed the
following problem with it

> video_size must be in bytes, hence it must be
>
> video_size = screen_info.lfb_width*screen_info.lfb_height*video_bpp/8;

The attached patch, against 2.4.21-rc2, fixes this

Cheers

Adam

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diff -urN linux-2.4.21-rc2/drivers/video/vesafb.c linux-2.4.21-rc2-patched/drivers/video/vesafb.c
--- linux-2.4.21-rc2/drivers/video/vesafb.c 2003-05-15 07:42:55.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.4.21-rc2-patched/drivers/video/vesafb.c 2003-05-15 07:39:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@
video_width = screen_info.lfb_width;
video_height = screen_info.lfb_height;
video_linelength = screen_info.lfb_linelength;
- video_size = screen_info.lfb_width * screen_info.lfb_height * video_bpp;
+ video_size = screen_info.lfb_width * screen_info.lfb_height * video_bpp / 8;
video_visual = (video_bpp == 8) ?
FB_VISUAL_PSEUDOCOLOR : FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR;

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