Re: [pm3fb] Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] FB console clears with large white area

[James S. <jsi...@tr...>]

> This very problem was mentioned for pm3fb. Answer by James Simmons:
> 
> > _set_var must be called before register_framebuffer. Otherwise the machien
> > will oops. regsiter_framebuffer calls take_over_console which calls
> > fbcon_startup which expects a struct display disp in fb_info to be
> > initialized. info->disp is initalized in xxxfb_set_var.
> 
> So the initializations I'm doing in pm3fb are mandatory...

Yipes!!! Its broken both ways. I know ruby fixes this and I plan to fix
this soon for 2.5.X.