3 files changed, 49 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/video/efifb.c b/drivers/video/efifb.c
index 8dea2bc9270..eb12182b205 100644
--- a/drivers/video/efifb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/efifb.c
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ static int __init efifb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	info->pseudo_palette = info->par;
 	info->par = NULL;
 
+	info->aperture_base = efifb_fix.smem_start;
+	info->aperture_size = size_total;
+
 	info->screen_base = ioremap(efifb_fix.smem_start, efifb_fix.smem_len);
 	if (!info->screen_base) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "efifb: abort, cannot ioremap video memory "
@@ -337,7 +340,7 @@ static int __init efifb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	info->fbops = &efifb_ops;
 	info->var = efifb_defined;
 	info->fix = efifb_fix;
-	info->flags = FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT;
+	info->flags = FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT | FBINFO_MISC_FIRMWARE;
 
 	if ((err = fb_alloc_cmap(&info->cmap, 256, 0)) < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "efifb: cannot allocate colormap\n");
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
index d412a1ddc12..f8a09bf8d0c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
@@ -1462,6 +1462,16 @@ static int fb_check_foreignness(struct fb_info *fi)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool fb_do_apertures_overlap(struct fb_info *gen, struct fb_info *hw)
+{
+	/* is the generic aperture base the same as the HW one */
+	if (gen->aperture_base == hw->aperture_base)
+		return true;
+	/* is the generic aperture base inside the hw base->hw base+size */
+	if (gen->aperture_base > hw->aperture_base && gen->aperture_base <= hw->aperture_base + hw->aperture_size)
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
 /**
  *	register_framebuffer - registers a frame buffer device
  *	@fb_info: frame buffer info structure
@@ -1485,6 +1495,23 @@ register_framebuffer(struct fb_info *fb_info)
 	if (fb_check_foreignness(fb_info))
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
+	/* check all firmware fbs and kick off if the base addr overlaps */
+	for (i = 0 ; i < FB_MAX; i++) {
+		if (!registered_fb[i])
+			continue;
+
+		if (registered_fb[i]->flags & FBINFO_MISC_FIRMWARE) {
+			if (fb_do_apertures_overlap(registered_fb[i], fb_info)) {
+				printk(KERN_ERR "fb: conflicting fb hw usage "
+				       "%s vs %s - removing generic driver\n",
+				       fb_info->fix.id,
+				       registered_fb[i]->fix.id);
+				unregister_framebuffer(registered_fb[i]);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	num_registered_fb++;
 	for (i = 0 ; i < FB_MAX; i++)
 		if (!registered_fb[i])
@@ -1586,6 +1613,10 @@ unregister_framebuffer(struct fb_info *fb_info)
 	device_destroy(fb_class, MKDEV(FB_MAJOR, i));
 	event.info = fb_info;
 	fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EVENT_FB_UNREGISTERED, &event);
+
+	/* this may free fb info */
+	if (fb_info->fbops->fb_destroy)
+		fb_info->fbops->fb_destroy(fb_info);
 done:
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/vesafb.c b/drivers/video/vesafb.c
index d6856f43d24..bd37ee1f6a2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vesafb.c
@@ -174,8 +174,17 @@ static int vesafb_setcolreg(unsigned regno, unsigned red, unsigned green,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static void vesafb_destroy(struct fb_info *info)
+{
+	if (info->screen_base)
+		iounmap(info->screen_base);
+	release_mem_region(info->aperture_base, info->aperture_size);
+	framebuffer_release(info);
+}
+
 static struct fb_ops vesafb_ops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.fb_destroy     = vesafb_destroy,
 	.fb_setcolreg	= vesafb_setcolreg,
 	.fb_pan_display	= vesafb_pan_display,
 	.fb_fillrect	= cfb_fillrect,
@@ -286,6 +295,10 @@ static int __init vesafb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	info->pseudo_palette = info->par;
 	info->par = NULL;
 
+	/* set vesafb aperture size for generic probing */
+	info->aperture_base = screen_info.lfb_base;
+	info->aperture_size = size_total;
+
 	info->screen_base = ioremap(vesafb_fix.smem_start, vesafb_fix.smem_len);
 	if (!info->screen_base) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
@@ -437,7 +450,7 @@ static int __init vesafb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	info->fbops = &vesafb_ops;
 	info->var = vesafb_defined;
 	info->fix = vesafb_fix;
-	info->flags = FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT |
+	info->flags = FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT | FBINFO_MISC_FIRMWARE |
 		(ypan ? FBINFO_HWACCEL_YPAN : 0);
 
 	if (!ypan)