Re: [PATCH] vgacon: prevent vgacon from reloading

2013-10-02 Thread David Herrmann
Hi On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 11:25 AM, David Herrmann wrote: > If vgacon got unloaded for any reason, we can never be sure that vga > registers are still accessible. fbdev/DRM/xycon might reconfigure graphics > devices in a way that prevents vgacon from working again. Therefore, > inhibit rebinding

[PATCH] vgacon: prevent vgacon from reloading

2013-10-02 Thread David Herrmann
If vgacon got unloaded for any reason, we can never be sure that vga registers are still accessible. fbdev/DRM/xycon might reconfigure graphics devices in a way that prevents vgacon from working again. Therefore, inhibit rebinding vgacon. Note that this _might_ break use-cases where users unbind v