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-rw-r--r-- | debian/patches/debian/dfsg/video-remove-nvidiafb-and-rivafb.patch | 130 |
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diff --git a/debian/patches/debian/dfsg/video-remove-nvidiafb-and-rivafb.patch b/debian/patches/debian/dfsg/video-remove-nvidiafb-and-rivafb.patch new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cbef215c16 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/patches/debian/dfsg/video-remove-nvidiafb-and-rivafb.patch @@ -0,0 +1,130 @@ +From: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> +Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 19:53:38 +0100 +Subject: video: Remove nvidiafb and rivafb +Bug-Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/383481 +Forwarded: no + +These drivers contain register programming code provided by the +hardware vendor that appears to have been deliberately obfuscated. +This is arguably not the preferred form for modification. + +These drivers are also largely redundant with nouveau. The RIVA 128 +(NV3) is not supported by nouveau but is about 15 years old and +probably discontinued 10 years ago. + +--- +--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig ++++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig +@@ -882,101 +882,6 @@ config FB_ATMEL + help + This enables support for the AT91 LCD Controller. + +-config FB_NVIDIA +- tristate "nVidia Framebuffer Support" +- depends on FB && PCI +- select FB_BACKLIGHT if FB_NVIDIA_BACKLIGHT +- select FB_MODE_HELPERS +- select FB_CFB_FILLRECT +- select FB_CFB_COPYAREA +- select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT +- select BITREVERSE +- select VGASTATE +- select VIDEO_NOMODESET +- help +- This driver supports graphics boards with the nVidia chips, TNT +- and newer. For very old chipsets, such as the RIVA128, then use +- the rivafb. +- Say Y if you have such a graphics board. +- +- To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the +- module will be called nvidiafb. +- +-config FB_NVIDIA_I2C +- bool "Enable DDC Support" +- depends on FB_NVIDIA +- select FB_DDC +- help +- This enables I2C support for nVidia Chipsets. This is used +- only for getting EDID information from the attached display +- allowing for robust video mode handling and switching. +- +- Because fbdev-2.6 requires that drivers must be able to +- independently validate video mode parameters, you should say Y +- here. +- +-config FB_NVIDIA_DEBUG +- bool "Lots of debug output" +- depends on FB_NVIDIA +- help +- Say Y here if you want the nVidia driver to output all sorts +- of debugging information to provide to the maintainer when +- something goes wrong. +- +-config FB_NVIDIA_BACKLIGHT +- bool "Support for backlight control" +- depends on FB_NVIDIA +- default y +- help +- Say Y here if you want to control the backlight of your display. +- +-config FB_RIVA +- tristate "nVidia Riva support" +- depends on FB && PCI +- select FB_BACKLIGHT if FB_RIVA_BACKLIGHT +- select FB_MODE_HELPERS +- select FB_CFB_FILLRECT +- select FB_CFB_COPYAREA +- select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT +- select BITREVERSE +- select VGASTATE +- select VIDEO_NOMODESET +- help +- This driver supports graphics boards with the nVidia Riva/Geforce +- chips. +- Say Y if you have such a graphics board. +- +- To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the +- module will be called rivafb. +- +-config FB_RIVA_I2C +- bool "Enable DDC Support" +- depends on FB_RIVA +- select FB_DDC +- help +- This enables I2C support for nVidia Chipsets. This is used +- only for getting EDID information from the attached display +- allowing for robust video mode handling and switching. +- +- Because fbdev-2.6 requires that drivers must be able to +- independently validate video mode parameters, you should say Y +- here. +- +-config FB_RIVA_DEBUG +- bool "Lots of debug output" +- depends on FB_RIVA +- help +- Say Y here if you want the Riva driver to output all sorts +- of debugging information to provide to the maintainer when +- something goes wrong. +- +-config FB_RIVA_BACKLIGHT +- bool "Support for backlight control" +- depends on FB_RIVA +- default y +- help +- Say Y here if you want to control the backlight of your display. +- + config FB_I740 + tristate "Intel740 support" + depends on FB && PCI +--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Makefile ++++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Makefile +@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FB_PM3) += pm3fb.o + + obj-$(CONFIG_FB_I740) += i740fb.o + obj-$(CONFIG_FB_MATROX) += matrox/ +-obj-$(CONFIG_FB_RIVA) += riva/ +-obj-$(CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA) += nvidia/ + obj-$(CONFIG_FB_ATY) += aty/ macmodes.o + obj-$(CONFIG_FB_ATY128) += aty/ macmodes.o + obj-$(CONFIG_FB_RADEON) += aty/ |