Re: [coreboot] [PATCH] x86: add coreboot framebuffer support

[Gerd Hoffmann]

On Do, 2014-09-04 at 22:09 +0200, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
wrote:
> This code assumes that payload didn't change video mode which is
> improper assumption if you're not a payload.

The code tries to detect that case.  If either the vga is in text mode
or it finds vesafb / efifb informations it assumes being booted
indirectly (via seabios for example), with possibly changed video mode,
and doesn't register the framebuffer.

Suggestions how to improve that?

cheers,
  Gerd