Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Comments on fbgen.c and fbcon-accel.c

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

> The above is fine if everything is done in the console.  However,
> problems may arise if an app that touches the graphics hardware (ie X)
> is launched.  From the point of view of fbcon, the hardware state hasn't
> changed (compare of newvar with oldvar is false) when display is
> switched back to console.  And if that app did not fully restore the
> hardware state,  we will be left with a corrupted display.

I'm aware of this flaw. I plan to fix this when the rewrite of the console
system starts. The console system should handle restore ths video mode.