Re: [PATCH][2.4] change two annoying messages from framebufferdrivers

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003, Michael Hunold wrote:
> Two framebuffer drivers (clgenfb.c and hgafb.c), however, use KERN_ERR
> to say that their particular card has *not* been found which is very
> annoying.
>
> Especially the clgenfb.c driver simply says on bootup:
>  >  Couldn't find PCI device
> which can really confuse newbie users.
>
> The appended patch replaces two KERN_ERR with KERN_INFO and additionally
> makes the clgen.c message more descriptive.
>
> Please apply, thanks!

Patch looks OK to me, except that I would print `clgenfb' instead of `clgen'.

> I'll create a separate patch 2.6 later, apparently clgenfb.c has gone there.

It was renamed to cirrusfb.c.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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