[LinuxBIOS] RESEND: patch: fix the problem with CONFIG_CONSOLE_VGA not pulling in the emulator

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

On 05.01.2008 17:42, Torsten Duwe wrote:
> Here's the full story, which I'm hoping to address all related problems with.
> We agreed that a VGA console and the need to run any option ROMs is mutually 
> not strictly dependent, Luc's problem was that LBv2 code doesn't reflect 
> that. There are 6 combinations:
>
> * Console may be on VGA or not (e.g. serial)
>
> _independently_
>
> * LB might run
>   - no option ROMs
>   - only VGA option ROMs
>   - all option ROMs
>   

I'm missing the "all option ROMs except VGA" choice for machines with a
native video driver/init and some plugged-in SCSI cards.

> The combination "no option ROMs" / "VGA console" currently does not compile; 
> Ron fixed that.
>
> I would now additionally introduce CONFIG_VGA_ROM_RUN, to map all 6 
> combinations. The implicit (broken) assumption that CONSOLE_VGA would also 
> run the ROMs is lifted, and transferred to this new config option instead; 
> the source code becomes less ambiguous.
>   

Agreed. How about an additional CONFIG_NONVGA_ROM_RUN?

> This change is minimally intrusive, because all board configs that previously 
> assumed CONSOLE_VGA would also run the ROMs didn't compile, they had to also 
> specify PCI_ROM_RUN, so this new option only offers 2 new opportunities which 
> didn't work before or were impossible to specify, respectively.
>
> This part combines Luc's and Ron's patches, and adds the new option to 
> clarify.
>
> Signed-off-by: Torsten Duwe <duwe at lst.de>
>   

This is a good start. I assume you have tested it with abuild. Please
try to get another ack from Ron or Luc as well.

Acked-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net>



Regards,
Carl-Daniel