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-rw-r--r--drivers/video/Kconfig14
-rw-r--r--drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c8
2 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index 22c1662de96..fd55c279915 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -1522,6 +1522,20 @@ config FB_VIA
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called viafb.
+if FB_VIA
+
+config FB_VIA_DIRECT_PROCFS
+ bool "direct hardware access via procfs (DEPRECATED)(DANGEROUS)"
+ depends on FB_VIA
+ default n
+ help
+ Allow direct hardware access to some output registers via procfs.
+ This is dangerous but may provide the only chance to get the
+ correct output device configuration.
+ Its use is strongly discouraged.
+
+endif
+
config FB_NEOMAGIC
tristate "NeoMagic display support"
depends on FB && PCI
diff --git a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c b/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
index 51e9106138c..3d033186a82 100644
--- a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
@@ -1326,6 +1326,8 @@ static void parse_dvi_port(void)
output_interface);
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_FB_VIA_DIRECT_PROCFS
+
/*
* The proc filesystem read/write function, a simple proc implement to
* get/set the value of DPA DVP0, DVP0DataDriving, DVP0ClockDriving, DVP1,
@@ -1715,6 +1717,8 @@ static void viafb_remove_proc(struct proc_dir_entry *viafb_entry)
remove_proc_entry("viafb", NULL);
}
+#endif /* CONFIG_FB_VIA_DIRECT_PROCFS */
+
static int parse_mode(const char *str, u32 *xres, u32 *yres)
{
char *ptr;
@@ -1943,7 +1947,9 @@ int __devinit via_fb_pci_probe(struct viafb_dev *vdev)
viafbinfo->node, viafbinfo->fix.id, default_var.xres,
default_var.yres, default_var.bits_per_pixel);
+#ifdef CONFIG_FB_VIA_DIRECT_PROCFS
viafb_init_proc(&viaparinfo->shared->proc_entry);
+#endif
viafb_init_dac(IGA2);
return 0;
@@ -1970,7 +1976,9 @@ void __devexit via_fb_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
unregister_framebuffer(viafbinfo);
if (viafb_dual_fb)
unregister_framebuffer(viafbinfo1);
+#ifdef CONFIG_FB_VIA_DIRECT_PROCFS
viafb_remove_proc(viaparinfo->shared->proc_entry);
+#endif
framebuffer_release(viafbinfo);
if (viafb_dual_fb)
framebuffer_release(viafbinfo1);