When a too small framebuffer is given, the atmel_lcdfb_check_var silently fails. Adding an error message will save some head scratching.
Signed-off-by: Richard Genoud <richard.gen...@gmail.com> --- drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c b/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c index 540909d..6e6491f 100644 --- a/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c +++ b/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c @@ -461,8 +461,11 @@ static int atmel_lcdfb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, if (info->fix.smem_len) { unsigned int smem_len = (var->xres_virtual * var->yres_virtual * ((var->bits_per_pixel + 7) / 8)); - if (smem_len > info->fix.smem_len) + if (smem_len > info->fix.smem_len) { + dev_err(dev, "Frame buffer is too small (%u) for screen size (need at least %u)\n", + info->fix.smem_len, smem_len); return -EINVAL; + } } /* Saturate vertical and horizontal timings at maximum values */ -- 1.7.10.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/