@@ -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>
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
#include <asm/efi.h>
static bool request_mem_succeeded = false;
+static bool nowc = false;
static struct fb_var_screeninfo efifb_defined = {
.activate = FB_ACTIVATE_NOW,
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ static int efifb_setup(char *options)
screen_info.lfb_height = simple_strtoul(this_opt+7, NULL, 0);
else if (!strncmp(this_opt, "width:", 6))
screen_info.lfb_width = simple_strtoul(this_opt+6, NULL, 0);
+ else if (!strcmp(this_opt, "nowc"))
+ nowc = true;
}
}
@@ -255,7 +258,10 @@ static int efifb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
info->apertures->ranges[0].base = efifb_fix.smem_start;
info->apertures->ranges[0].size = size_remap;
- info->screen_base = ioremap_wc(efifb_fix.smem_start, efifb_fix.smem_len);
+ if (nowc)
+ info->screen_base = ioremap(efifb_fix.smem_start, efifb_fix.smem_len);
+ else
+ info->screen_base = ioremap_wc(efifb_fix.smem_start, efifb_fix.smem_len);
if (!info->screen_base) {
pr_err("efifb: abort, cannot ioremap video memory 0x%x @ 0x%lx\n",
efifb_fix.smem_len, efifb_fix.smem_start);
@@ -1073,20 +1073,16 @@ static int imxfb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
imxfb_disable_controller(fbi);
unregister_framebuffer(info);
-
+ fb_dealloc_cmap(&info->cmap);
pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
if (pdata && pdata->exit)
pdata->exit(fbi->pdev);
-
- fb_dealloc_cmap(&info->cmap);
- kfree(info->pseudo_palette);
- framebuffer_release(info);
-
dma_free_wc(&pdev->dev, fbi->map_size, info->screen_base,
fbi->map_dma);
-
iounmap(fbi->regs);
release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
+ kfree(info->pseudo_palette);
+ framebuffer_release(info);
return 0;
}
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ static int omap_dss_pm_notif(struct notifier_block *b, unsigned long v, void *d)
static int __init omap_dss_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
- struct omap_dss_board_info *pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
int r;
core.pdev = pdev;