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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-08-11 11:44:18 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-08-11 11:44:18 -0700
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Merge tag 'fbdev-v4.13-rc5' of git://github.com/bzolnier/linux
Pull fbdev fixes from Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz: - allow user to disable write combined mapping in efifb driver (Dave Airlie) - fix use after free bugs on driver removal in imxfb driver (Dan Carpenter) - fix unused variable warning in omapfb driver (Arnd Bergmann) * tag 'fbdev-v4.13-rc5' of git://github.com/bzolnier/linux: efifb: allow user to disable write combined mapping. fbdev: omapfb: remove unused variable video: fbdev: imxfb: use after free in imxfb_remove()
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@@ -27,5 +27,11 @@ You have to add the following kernel parameters in your elilo.conf:
Macbook Pro 17", iMac 20" :
video=efifb:i20
+Accepted options:
+
+nowc Don't map the framebuffer write combined. This can be used
+ to workaround side-effects and slowdowns on other CPU cores
+ when large amounts of console data are written.
+
--
Edgar Hucek <gimli@dark-green.com>