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NeilBrown
9443a1d1f7 [PATCH] md: remove useless ioctl warning
This warning was slightly useful back in 2.2 days, but is more an annoyance
now.  It makes it awkward to add new ioctls (that we we are likely to do that
in the current climate, but it is possible).

Signed-off-by: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:36 -07:00
NeilBrown
8932c2e0dc [PATCH] md: remove arbitrary limit on chunk size
The largest chunk size the code can support without substantial surgery is
2^30 bytes, so make that the limit instead of an arbitrary 4Meg.  Some day,
the 'chunksize' should change to a sector-shift instead of a byte-count.  Then
no limit would be needed.

Signed-off-by: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:36 -07:00
NeilBrown
c70810b327 [PATCH] md: reformat code in raid1_end_write_request to avoid goto
A recent change made this goto unnecessary, so reformat the code to make it
clearer what is happening.

Signed-off-by: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:36 -07:00
Alasdair G Kergon
72d9486169 [PATCH] dm: improve error message consistency
Tidy device-mapper error messages to include context information
automatically.

Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:36 -07:00
Alasdair G Kergon
5c6bd75d06 [PATCH] dm: prevent removal if open
If you misuse the device-mapper interface (or there's a bug in your userspace
tools) it's possible to end up with 'unlinked' mapped devices that cannot be
removed until you reboot (along with uninterruptible processes).

This patch prevents you from removing a device that is still open.

It introduces dm_lock_for_deletion() which is called when a device is about to
be removed to ensure that nothing has it open and nothing further can open it.
 It uses a private open_count for this which also lets us remove one of the
problematic bdget_disk() calls elsewhere.

Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:36 -07:00
David Teigland
c2ade42dd3 [PATCH] dm: create error table
Add a library function dm_create_error_table() to create a table that rejects
any I/O sent to a device with EIO.

Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:36 -07:00
Alasdair G Kergon
17b2f66f2a [PATCH] dm: add exports
Move definitions of core device-mapper functions for manipulating mapped
devices and their tables to <linux/device-mapper.h> advertising their
availability for use elsewhere in the kernel.

Protect the contents of device-mapper.h with ifdef __KERNEL__.  And throw
in a few formatting clean-ups and extra comments.

Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:36 -07:00
Alasdair G Kergon
2b06cfff12 [PATCH] dm: consolidate creation functions
Merge dm_create() and dm_create_with_minor() by introducing the special value
DM_ANY_MINOR to request the allocation of the next available minor number.

Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:36 -07:00
David Teigland
814d68629b [PATCH] dm table split_args: handle no input
Return sense if dm_split_args is called with a NULL input parameter.

Signed-off-by: David Teigland <teigland@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:36 -07:00
Jonathan Brassow
ce503f59ae [PATCH] dm kcopyd: error accumulation fix
kcopyd should accumulate errors - otherwise I/O failures may be ignored
unintentionally.

And invert 'success' (used in a future patch), using a more intuitive
!(read_err || write_err).

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Brassow <jbrassow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:35 -07:00
Alasdair G Kergon
8a835f11bc [PATCH] dm mirror log: sync_count fix
When a mirror is reduced in size, clear the part of the bitmap that is no
longer used.

Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:35 -07:00
Alasdair G Kergon
29121bd0b0 [PATCH] dm mirror log: bitset_size fix
Fix the 'sizeof' in the region log bitmap size calculation: it's uint32_t, not
unsigned long - this breaks on some archs.

Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:35 -07:00
Alasdair G Kergon
b7cca195c4 [PATCH] dm mirror log: refactor context
Refactor the code that creates the core and disk log contexts to avoid the
repeated allocation of clean_bits introduced by the last patch.

Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:35 -07:00
Kevin Corry
702ca6f0be [PATCH] dm mirror log: sector size fix
On-disk logs for dm-mirror devices are currently hard-coded to use 512 byte
hard-sector-sizes.  This patch fixes dm-log so it will work with devices with
non-512-byte hard-sector-sizes.

To maintain full compatibility, instead of moving the clean-bits bitset to a
bitset, and enlarges the disk-header buffer to encompass both the header and
the bitset.  The I/O routines for the bitset are removed, and the I/O routines
for the disk-header now also read/write the bitset.

Signed-off-by: Kevin Corry <kevcorry@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:35 -07:00
Milan Broz
143535396c [PATCH] dm table: get_target: fix last index
The table is indexed from 0, so an index equal to t->num_targets should be
rejected.

(There is no code in the current tree that would exercise this bug.)

Signed-off-by: Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:35 -07:00
Neil Brown
e4c8b3ba34 [PATCH] dm: mirror sector offset fix
The device-mapper core does not perform any remapping of bios before passing
them to the targets.  If a particular mapping begins part-way into a device,
targets obtain the sector relative to the start of the mapping by subtracting
ti->begin.

The dm-raid1 target didn't do this everywhere: this patch fixes it, taking
care to subtract ti->begin exactly once for each bio.

[akpm: too late for 2.6.17 - suitable for 2.6.17.x after it has settled]

Signed-off-by: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:35 -07:00
Jeff Mahoney
f0b0411536 [PATCH] dm: fix block device initialisation
In alloc_dev(), we register the device with the block layer and then continue
to initialize the device.  But register_disk() makes the device available to
be opened before we have completed initialising it.

This patch moves the final bits of the initialization above the disk
registration.

[akpm: too late for 2.6.17 - suitable for 2.6.17.x after it has settled]

Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:35 -07:00
Jeff Mahoney
10da4f795f [PATCH] dm: add module ref counting
The reference counting on dm-mod is zero if no mapped devices are open.  This
is incorrect, and can lead to an oops if the module is unloaded while mapped
devices exist.

This patch claims a reference to the module whenever a device is created, and
drops it again when the device is freed.

Devices must be removed before dm-mod is unloaded.

[akpm: too late for 2.6.17 - suitable for 2.6.17.x after it has settled]

Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:35 -07:00
Jeff Mahoney
7ec75f2547 [PATCH] dm: fix mapped device ref counting
To avoid races, _minor_lock must be held while changing mapped device
reference counts.

There are a few paths where a mapped_device pointer is returned before a
reference is taken.  This patch fixes them.

[akpm: too late for 2.6.17 - suitable for 2.6.17.x after it has settled]

Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:35 -07:00
Jeff Mahoney
fba9f90e56 [PATCH] dm: add DMF_FREEING
There is a chicken and egg problem between the block layer and dm in which the
gendisk associated with a mapping keeps a reference-less pointer to the
mapped_device.

This patch uses a new flag DMF_FREEING to indicate when the mapped_device is
no longer valid.  This is checked to prevent any attempt to open the device
from succeeding while the device is being destroyed.

[akpm: too late for 2.6.17 - suitable for 2.6.17.x after it has settled]

Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:34 -07:00
Jeff Mahoney
f32c10b099 [PATCH] dm: change minor_lock to spinlock
While removing a device, another another thread might attempt to resurrect it.

This patch replaces the _minor_lock mutex with a spinlock and uses
atomic_dec_and_lock() to serialize reference counting in dm_put().

[akpm: too late for 2.6.17 - suitable for 2.6.17.x after it has settled]

Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:34 -07:00
Jeff Mahoney
62f75c2f32 [PATCH] dm: move idr_pre_get
idr_pre_get() can sleep while allocating memory.

The next patch will change _minor_lock into a spinlock, so this patch moves
idr_pre_get() outside the lock in preparation.

[akpm: too late for 2.6.17 - suitable for 2.6.17.x after it has settled]

Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:34 -07:00
Jeff Mahoney
ba61fdd17d [PATCH] dm: fix idr minor allocation
One part of the system can attempt to use a mapped device before another has
finished initialising it or while it is being freed.

This patch introduces a place holder value, MINOR_ALLOCED, to mark the minor
as allocated but in a state where it can't be used, such as mid-allocation or
mid-free.  At the end of the initialization, it replaces the place holder with
the pointer to the mapped_device, making it available to the rest of the dm
subsystem.

[akpm: too late for 2.6.17 - suitable for 2.6.17.x after it has settled]

Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:34 -07:00
Jeff Mahoney
5806f07cd2 [PATCH] lib: add idr_replace
This patch adds idr_replace() to replace an existing pointer in a single
operation.

Device-mapper will use this to update the pointer it stored against a given
id.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:34 -07:00
Alasdair G Kergon
c51c275249 [PATCH] dm snapshot: unify chunk_size
Persistent snapshots currently store a private copy of the chunk size.
Userspace also supplies the chunk size when loading a snapshot.  Ensure
consistency by only storing the chunk_size in one place instead of two.

Currently the two sizes will differ if the chunk size supplied by userspace
does not match the chunk size an existing snapshot actually uses.  Amongst
other problems, this causes an incorrect 'percentage full' to be reported.

The patch ensures consistency by only storing the chunk_size in one place,
removing it from struct pstore.  Some initialisation is delayed until the
correct chunk_size is known.  If read_header() discovers that the wrong chunk
size was supplied, the 'area' buffer (which the header already got read into)
is reinitialised to the correct size.

[akpm: too late for 2.6.17 - suitable for 2.6.17.x after it has settled]

Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:34 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
b877a96409 [PATCH] VT binding: Make sticon support binding
Do not mark sticon_startup() as __init

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:34 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
2aea875da2 [PATCH] VT binding: Make promcon support binding
Do not mark promcon_startup() and promcon_init_unimap() as __init

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:34 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
e86bb8acc0 [PATCH] VT binding: Make newport_con support binding
- move register ioremap from newport_startup() to newport_console_init()
- fonts are freed multiple times, do it only once

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:34 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
ac08dae816 [PATCH] VT binding: Make mdacon support binding
Do not mark mdacon_startup __init.

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:33 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
6690075d0b [PATCH] VT binding: Update documentation
Update Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt and Documentatin/console/console.txt to
reflect the following changes:

1. sysfs attributes are relocated to /sys/class/vtconsole

2. feature is selectable in Kconfig

3. add sample scripts to fbcon.txt

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:33 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
5bd42536b3 [PATCH] VT binding: Do not create a device file for class device 'fbcon'
The class device "fbcon" does not need to be a device file.  Do not create one
by passing a major and minor number of zero to
class_device_create()/destroy().

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:33 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
13ae664589 [PATCH] VT binding: Make VT binding a Kconfig option
To enable this feature, CONFIG_VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING must be set to 'y'.  This
feature will default to 'n' to minimize users accidentally corrupting their
virtual terminals.

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:33 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
6db4063c5b [PATCH] VT binding: Add sysfs control to the VT layer
Add sysfs control to the VT layer.  A new sysfs class, 'vtconsole', and class
devices 'vtcon[n]' are added.  Each class device file has the following
attributes:

/sys/class/vtconsole/vtcon[n]/name - read-only attribute showing the
                                     name of the current backend

/sys/class/vtconsole/vtcon[n]/bind - read/write attribute
             where: 0 - backend is unbound/unbind backend from the VT layer
                    1 - backend is bound/bind backend to the VT layer

In addition, if any of the consoles are in KD_GRAPHICS mode, binding and
unbinding will not succeed.  KD_GRAPHICS mode usually indicates that the
underlying console hardware is used for other purposes other than displaying
text (ie X).  This feature should prevent binding/unbinding from interfering
with a graphics application using the VT.

[akpm@osdl.org: warning fixes]
Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:33 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
79062a0d39 [PATCH] VT binding: Add new doc file describing the feature
This newly added file will:

- Describe the characteristics of 2 general types of console drivers
- How to use the sysfs to unbind and bind console drivers
- Uses for this feature

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:33 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
418d1ce618 [PATCH] VT binding: fbcon: Update documentation
Update Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt to reflect the following changes:

1. Simple illustration of the binding of the console down to individual
   framebuffer drivers

2. Usage of userspace tools to help with recovery of text console

3. How to use the attributes in /sys/class/tty/console to unload fbcon and
   the framebuffer drivers

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:33 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
e614b18dce [PATCH] VT binding: Update fbcon to support binding
The control for binding/unbinding is moved from fbcon to the console layer.
Thus the fbcon sysfs attributes, attach and detach, are also gone.

    1. Add a notifier event that tells fbcon if a framebuffer driver has been
       unregistered.  If no registered driver remains, fbcon will unregister
       itself from the console layer.

    2. Replaced calls to give_up_console() with unregister_con_driver().

    3. Still use take_over_console() instead of register_con_driver() to
       maintain compatibility

    4. Respect the parameter first_fb_vc and last_fb_vc instead of using 0 and
       MAX_NR_CONSOLES - 1. These parameters are settable by the user.

    5. When fbcon is completely unbound from the console layer, fbcon will
       also release (iow, decrement module reference counts to zero) all fbdev
       drivers. In other words, a bind or unbind request from the console layer
       will propagate down to the framebuffer drivers.

    6. If fbcon is not bound to the console, it will ignore all notifier
       events (except driver registration and unregistration) and all sysfs
       requests.

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:33 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
3e795de763 [PATCH] VT binding: Add binding/unbinding support for the VT console
The framebuffer console is now able to dynamically bind and unbind from the VT
console layer.  Due to the way the VT console layer works, the drivers
themselves decide when to bind or unbind.  However, it was decided that
binding must be controlled, not by the drivers themselves, but by the VT
console layer.  With this, dynamic binding is possible for all VT console
drivers, not just fbcon.

Thus, the VT console layer will impose the following to all VT console
drivers:

- all registered VT console drivers will be entered in a private list
- drivers can register themselves to the VT console layer, but they cannot
  decide when to bind or unbind. (Exception: To maintain backwards
  compatibility, take_over_console() will automatically bind the driver after
  registration.)
- drivers can remove themselves from the list by unregistering from the VT
  console layer. A prerequisite for unregistration is that the driver must not
  be bound.

The following functions are new in the vt.c:

register_con_driver() - public function, this function adds the VT console
driver to an internal list maintained by the VT console

bind_con_driver() - private function, it binds the driver to the console

take_over_console() is changed to call register_con_driver() followed by a
bind_con_driver().  This is the only time drivers can decide when to bind to
the VT layer.  This is to maintain backwards compatibility.

unbind_con_driver() - private function, it unbinds the driver from its
console.  The vacated consoles will be taken over by the default boot console
driver.

unregister_con_driver() - public function, removes the driver from the
internal list maintained by the VT console.  It will only succeed if the
driver is currently unbound.

con_is_bound() checks if the driver is currently bound or not

give_up_console() is just a wrapper to unregister_con_driver().

There are also 3 additional functions meant to be called only by the tty layer
for sysfs control:

	vt_bind() - calls bind_con_driver()
	vt_unbind() - calls unbind_con_driver()
	vt_show_drivers() - shows the list of registered drivers

Most VT console drivers will continue to work as is, but might have problems
when unbinding or binding which should be fixable with minimal changes.

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:33 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
a4a73e1f02 [PATCH] Detaching fbcon: update documentation
Update Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt on the following:

1. sysfs attributes are now located in class/graphics/fbcon
2. instructions on how to attach, detach and/or unload fbcon

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:33 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
5428b04405 [PATCH] Detaching fbcon: add capability to attach/detach fbcon
Add the ability to detach and attach the framebuffer console to and from the
vt layer.  This is done by echo'ing any value to sysfs attributes located in
class/graphics/fbcon.  The two attributes are:

      attach - bind fbcon to the vt layer
      detach - unbind fbcon from the vt layer

Once fbcon is detached from the vt layer, fbcon can be unloaded if compiled as
a module.  This feature is quite useful for developers who work on the
framebuffer or console subsystem.  This is also useful for users who want to
go to text mode or graphics mode without having to reboot.

Directly unloading the fbcon module is not possible because the vt layer
increments the module reference count for all bound consoles.  Detaching fbcon
decrements the module reference count to zero so unloading becomes possible.

Detaching fbcon may interfere with X and/or DRM.

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:32 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
e55186fe5f [PATCH] Detaching fbcon: clean up exit code
To detach fbcon, it must also clean up all resources it allocated.  This was
never done before because fbcon cannot be unloaded.

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:32 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
9a17917671 [PATCH] Detaching fbcon: sdd sysfs class device entry for fbcon
In order for this feature to work, an interface will be needed.  The most
appropriate is sysfs.  However, the framebuffer console has no sysfs entry
yet.  This will create a sysfs class device entry for fbcon under
/sys/class/graphics.

Add a class_device entry 'fbcon' under class 'graphics'.  Console-specific
attributes which where previously under class/graphics/fb[x] are moved to
class/graphics/fbcon.  These attributes, 'con_rotate' and 'con_rotate_all',
are also renamed to 'rotate' and 'rotate_all' respectively.

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:32 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
a06630f3e7 [PATCH] Detaching fbcon: remove calls to pci_disable_device()
Detaching fbcon allows individual drivers to be unloaded.  However several
drivers call pci_disable_device() upon exit.  This function will disable the
BAR's which will kill VGA text mode and/or affect X/DRM.

To prevent this, remove calls to pci_disable_device() from several drivers.

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:32 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
1c8ce271fe [PATCH] Detaching fbcon: fix give_up_console()
To allow for detaching fbcon, it must be able to give up the console.
However, the function give_up_console() is plain broken.  It just sets the
entries in the console driver map to NULL, it leaves the vt layer without a
console driver, and does not decrement the module reference count.  Calling
give_up_console() is guaranteed to hang the machine..

To fix this problem, ensure that the virtual consoles are not left dangling
without a driver.  All systems have a default boot driver (either vgacon or
dummycon) which is never unloaded.  For those vt's that lost their driver, the
default boot driver is reassigned back to them.

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:32 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
50ec42edd9 [PATCH] Detaching fbcon: fix vgacon to allow retaking of the console
One of the limitations of the framebuffer console system is its inablity to
unload or detach itself from the console layer.  And once it loads, it also
locks in framebuffer drivers preventing their unload. Although the con2fbmap
utility does provide a means to unload individual drivers, it requires that at
least one framebuffer driver is loaded for use by fbcon.

With this change, it is possible to detach fbcon from the console layer. If it
is detached, it will reattach the boot console driver (which is permanently
loaded) back to the console layer so the system can continue to work.  As a
consequence, fbcon will also decrement its reference count of individual
framebuffer drivers, allowing all of these drivers to be unloaded even if
fbcon is still loaded.

Unless you use drivers that restores the display to text mode (rivafb and
i810fb, for example), detaching fbcon does require assistance from userspace
tools (ie, vbetools) for text mode to be restored completely.  Without the
help of these tools, fbcon will leave the VGA console corrupted. The methods
that can be used will be described in Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt.

Because the vt layer also increments the module reference count for each
console driver, fbcon cannot be directly unloaded.  It must be detached first
prior to unload.

Similarly, fbcon can be reattached to the console layer without having to
reload the module.  A nice feature if fbcon is compiled statically.

Attaching and detaching fbcon is done via sysfs attributes. A class device
entry for fbcon is created in /sys/class/graphics. The two attributes that
controls this feature are detach and attach. Two other attributes that are
piggybacked under /sys/class/graphics/fb[n] that are fbcon-specific,
'con_rotate' and 'con_rotate_all' are moved to fbcon.  They are renamed as
'rotate' and 'rotate_all' respectively.

Overall, this feature is a great help for developers working in the
framebuffer or console layer.  There is not need to continually reboot the
kernel for every small change. It is also useful for regular users who wants
to choose between a graphical console or a text console without having to
reboot.

Example usage for x86:

/* start in text mode */
modprobe xxxfb
modprobe fbcon
/* graphical mode with fbcon using xxxfb */
echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fbcon/detach
/* back to text mode, will produce corrupt display unless vbetool is used */
rmmod xxxfb
modprobe yyyfb
/* back to graphical mode with fbcon using yyyfb */

Before trying out this feature, please read Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt.

This patch:

In order for fbcon to detach itself from the console layer, vgacon, which is a
boot console driver, must be fixed so it can retake the console multiple
times, not just during init.  The following needs to be done:

- remove __init from the vgacon_startup, this is called again by
  take_over_console().

- vc->rows and vc->cols are set manually by vgacon during init. After init,
  vc_resize() can be used

- make sure the scrollback_buffer is not reallocated

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:32 -07:00
Daniel R Thompson
9dac73a4ec [PATCH] fbdev: tag by scantype in sysfs
Modify the sysfs description of a video mode such that modes are tagged with
their scan type, (p)rogessive, (i)nterlaced, (d)ouble scan.  For example,
U:1920x1080i-50.  This is useful to disambiguate some of the 'consumer' video
timings found in CEA-861 (especially those for EDTV).

Signed-off-by: Daniel R Thompson <daniel.thompson@st.com>
Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:32 -07:00
Edgar Hucek
90b4f9aca4 [PATCH] imacfb: Add Intel-based Macintosh Framebuffer Support
This patch adds a new framebuffer driver for the Intel Based macs.  This
framebuffer is needed when booting from EFI to get something out the box.

[akpm: note: doesn't support modular building]

[akpm@osdl.org: cleanups]
Signed-off-by: Edgar Hucek <hostmaster@ed-soft.at>
Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:32 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
1a8c979529 [PATCH] atyfb: Fix section warnings
Fix the following warning:

WARNING: drivers/video/aty/atyfb.o - Section mismatch: reference to
.init.text:aty_init_cursor from .text between 'aty_init' (at offset 0x241d)
and 'atyfb_blank'

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:31 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
9b27915b6a [PATCH] macmodes: Fix section warning
Fix the following warning:

WARNING: drivers/video/macmodes.o - Section mismatch: reference to
.init.text:mac_find_mode from __ksymtab after '__ksymtab_mac_find_mode' (at
offset 0x10)

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:31 -07:00
Antonino A. Daplas
f837e6f73f [PATCH] fbdev: Fix logo rotation if width != height
Logo drawing crashes or produces a corrupt display if the logo width and
height are not equal.  The dimensions are transposed prior to the actual
rotation and the width is used instead of the height in the actual rotation
code.  These produce a corrupt image.

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:31 -07:00
Christian Trefzer
4efefd1d8e [PATCH] neofb: fix unblank logic interfering with lid toggled backlight
This is a fix for the most annoying problem that remained with neofb:

After "setterm -powersave powerdown" the console blanker will disable the
backlight after the given timeout expires.  If this happens after the lid
has been shut, we read "LCD off" from the register and store that in the
driver.  Once the lid is opened, the backlight turns on, but any key press
that would awaken the blanked console will switch the backlight off again.

The workaround so far was to use the "display config toggle" Fn key combo -
once if no external display is attached, otherwise as often as required to
restore the desired display setup.

The following patch fixes the issue at least for the LCD-only case, with no
external monitor attached.  Other display setup permutations are pending
further testing, but so far I can guarantee at least no negative change in
behaviour, if any at all.

Signed-off-by: Christian Trefzer <ctrefzer@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26 09:58:31 -07:00