[Linux-fbdev-devel] 2.5 fbdev & driver initial mode

[Benjamin H. <be...@ke...>]

Hi James !

How is a driver supposed to set the default mode on init lately ?

Looking at rivafb, it fills info->var from fb_find_mode with the mode
option if any, but then does nothing with it (and does nothing if
no mode option is passed).

On radeonfb, I fill a var  with the default mode obtained
from EDID or the option if any. Then, I basically do

	info->var = var;
	var.activate = FB_ACTIVATE_NOW;
	fb_set_var(&var, info);

before calling register_framebuffer.

What is the right way to do ?

Ben.