Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: [PATCH] fbgen & multiple RGBA

[Romain Dolbeau]

> This happens every time you VC switch.
[snip]
> But because of the way the current console system
> is designed the colormap will always be set on VC switches.

The fix wasn't intended for VC switch, but for any change of
fb_var_screeninfo parameter. Those can happen without VC switching,
that's exactly what 'fbset' is for.

If on your console you do a 'fbset -depth 16 -rgba 5,6,5,0' followed by
a 'fbset -depth 16 -rgba 5,5,5,1' [1], any driver using fbdev will end
up with a crazy colormap because it hasn't been reinstalled after the
RGBA change.

Hence the need for the fix.

[1] yes, in fbset, "-depth" really mean "-bpp" ...

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