Supprt for switching hardware from/to vga text mode.

drivers/video/Makefile

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This list comes from 'grep -l EXPORT_SYMBOL *.[hc]'.
 
 export-objs    	:= fbmem.o fbcmap.o fbmon.o modedb.o softcursor.o cfbfillrect.o \
-		   cfbcopyarea.o cfbimgblt.o cyber2000fb.o 
+		   cfbcopyarea.o cfbimgblt.o cyber2000fb.o vgastate.o
 
 # Each configuration option enables a list of files.
 
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FB_TRIDENT)	  += tridentfb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_S3TRIO)           += S3triofb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_TGA)              += tgafb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_VESA)             += vesafb.o cfbfillrect.o cfbcopyarea.o cfbimgblt.o 
-obj-$(CONFIG_FB_VGA16)            += vga16fb.o cfbfillrect.o cfbcopyarea.o cfbimgblt.o 
+obj-$(CONFIG_FB_VGA16)            += vga16fb.o cfbfillrect.o cfbcopyarea.o \
+	                             cfbimgblt.o vgastate.o 
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_VIRGE)            += virgefb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_G364)             += g364fb.o cfbfillrect.o cfbcopyarea.o cfbimgblt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_FM2)              += fm2fb.o cfbfillrect.o cfbcopyarea.o cfbimgblt.o
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FB_MAXINE)           += maxinefb.o cfbfillrect.o cfbcopyarea.o cfbi
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_TX3912)           += tx3912fb.o cfbfillrect.o cfbcopyarea.o cfbimgblt.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_MATROX)		  += matrox/
-obj-$(CONFIG_FB_RIVA)		  += riva/ cfbfillrect.o cfbcopyarea.o cfbimgblt.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FB_RIVA)		  += riva/ cfbfillrect.o cfbcopyarea.o \
+	                             cfbimgblt.o vgastate.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SIS)		  += sis/
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_ATY)		  += aty/ cfbimgblt.o
 

drivers/video/aty128fb.c

@@ -1770,9 +1770,12 @@ static char * __init aty128find_ROM(void)
 	char *rom_base;
 	char *rom;
 	int  stage;
-	int  i;
+	int  i, j;
 	char aty_rom_sig[] = "761295520";   /* ATI ROM Signature      */
-	char R128_sig[] = "R128";           /* Rage128 ROM identifier */
+	char *R128_sig[] = {
+		"R128",		/* Rage128 ROM identifier */
+		"128b"
+	};
 
 	for (segstart=0x000c0000; segstart<0x000f0000; segstart+=0x00001000) {
         	stage = 1;
@@ -1803,10 +1806,14 @@ static char * __init aty128find_ROM(void)
 
 		/* ATI signature found.  Let's see if it's a Rage128 */
 		for (i = 0; (i < 512) && (stage != 4); i++) {
-			if (R128_sig[0] == *rom)
-				if (strncmp(R128_sig, rom, 
-						strlen(R128_sig)) == 0)
+			for (j = 0; j < sizeof(R128_sig)/sizeof(char *);j++) {
+				if (R128_sig[j][0] == *rom)
+					if (strncmp(R128_sig[j], rom, 
+					    strlen(R128_sig[j])) == 0) {
 						stage = 4;
+						break;
+					}
+			}
 			rom++;
 		}
 		if (stage != 4) {

drivers/video/cfbimgblt.c

@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ static inline void color_imageblit(struct fb_image *image, struct fb_info *p, u8
 			shift = start_index;
 		}
 		while (n--) {
-			if (p->fix.visual == FB_VISUAL_PSEUDOCOLOR)
-				color = *src & bitmask; 
 			if (p->fix.visual == FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR ||
 			    p->fix.visual == FB_VISUAL_DIRECTCOLOR )
 				color = palette[*src] & bitmask;
+			else
+				color = *src & bitmask;	
 			val |= SHIFT_HIGH(color, shift);
 			if (shift >= null_bits) {
 				FB_WRITEL(val, dst++);

drivers/video/fbmem.c

@@ -730,12 +730,12 @@ fb_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 #endif /* CONFIG_KMOD */
 	if (!(info = registered_fb[fbidx]))
 		return -ENODEV;
-	if (info->fbops->owner)
-		__MOD_INC_USE_COUNT(info->fbops->owner);
+	if (!try_module_get(info->fbops->owner))
+		return -ENODEV;
 	if (info->fbops->fb_open) {
 		res = info->fbops->fb_open(info,1);
-		if (res && info->fbops->owner)
-			__MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT(info->fbops->owner);
+		if (res)
+			module_put(info->fbops->owner);
 	}
 	return res;
 }
@@ -750,8 +750,7 @@ fb_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	info = registered_fb[fbidx];
 	if (info->fbops->fb_release)
 		info->fbops->fb_release(info,1);
-	if (info->fbops->owner)
-		__MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT(info->fbops->owner);
+	module_put(info->fbops->owner);
 	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
 }

drivers/video/radeonfb.c

@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/fb.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
-#include <linux/selection.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@
 #if defined(__powerpc__)
 #include <asm/prom.h>
 #include <asm/pci-bridge.h>
-#include <video/macmodes.h>
+#include "macmodes.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVRAM
 #include <linux/nvram.h>
@@ -80,10 +78,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <video/radeon.h>
-
 #include <linux/radeonfb.h>
 
-
 #define DEBUG	1
 
 #if DEBUG
@@ -681,7 +677,6 @@ static __inline__ int _max(int val1, int val2)
  * globals
  */
         
-static char fontname[40] __initdata;
 static char *mode_option __initdata;
 static char noaccel = 1;
 static char mirror = 0;
@@ -1295,7 +1290,6 @@ static int __devinit radeon_init_disp (struct radeonfb_info *rinfo)
 
 	var.activate = FB_ACTIVATE_NOW;
 	gen_set_var(&var, -1, info);
-
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1495,7 +1489,7 @@ static int radeonfb_check_var (struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *in
 }
 
 
-static int radeonfb_pan_display (struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, int con,
+static int radeonfb_pan_display (struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
                                  struct fb_info *info)
 {
         struct radeonfb_info *rinfo = (struct radeonfb_info *) info;
@@ -1509,7 +1503,6 @@ static int radeonfb_pan_display (struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, int con,
 
         OUTREG(CRTC_OFFSET, ((var->yoffset * var->xres_virtual + var->xoffset)
 			     * var->bits_per_pixel / 8) & ~7);
-        
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2188,11 +2181,8 @@ static void radeon_write_mode (struct radeonfb_info *rinfo,
 
 static struct fb_ops radeonfb_ops = {
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
-	.fb_set_var		= gen_set_var,
 	.fb_check_var		= radeonfb_check_var,
 	.fb_set_par		= radeonfb_set_par,
-	.fb_get_cmap		= gen_get_cmap,
-	.fb_set_cmap		= gen_set_cmap,
 	.fb_setcolreg		= radeonfb_setcolreg,
 	.fb_pan_display 	= radeonfb_pan_display,
 	.fb_blank		= radeonfb_blank,
@@ -2228,11 +2218,6 @@ static int __devinit radeon_set_fbinfo (struct radeonfb_info *rinfo)
         info->fbops = &radeonfb_ops;
         info->display_fg = NULL;
         info->screen_base = (char *)rinfo->fb_base;
-        strncpy (info->fontname, fontname, sizeof (info->fontname));
-        info->fontname[sizeof (info->fontname) - 1] = 0;
-	info->changevar  = NULL;
-	info->switch_con = gen_switch;
-	info->updatevar  = gen_update_var;
 
 	/* Fill fix common fields */
 	strncpy(info->fix.id, rinfo->name, sizeof(info->fix.id));
@@ -3138,16 +3123,7 @@ int __init radeonfb_setup (char *options)
 	while ((this_opt = strsep (&options, ",")) != NULL) {
 		if (!*this_opt)
 			continue;
-                if (!strncmp (this_opt, "font:", 5)) {
-                        char *p;
-                        int i;
-        
-                        p = this_opt + 5;
-                        for (i=0; i<sizeof (fontname) - 1; i++)
-                                if (!*p || *p == ' ' || *p == ',')
-                                        break;
-                        memcpy(fontname, this_opt + 5, i);
-                } else if (!strncmp(this_opt, "noaccel", 7)) {
+                if (!strncmp(this_opt, "noaccel", 7)) {
 			noaccel = 1;
                 } else if (!strncmp(this_opt, "mirror", 6)) {
 			mirror = 1;

drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
 #include <asm/mtrr.h>
 #endif
+
 #include "rivafb.h"
 #include "nvreg.h"
 
@@ -246,15 +247,12 @@ struct riva_cursor {
 
 /* command line data, set in rivafb_setup() */
 static u32  pseudo_palette[17];
-static char nomove = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
 static char nomtrr __initdata = 0;
 #endif
 
 #ifndef MODULE
 static char *mode_option __initdata = NULL;
-#else
-static char *font = NULL;
 #endif
 
 static struct fb_fix_screeninfo rivafb_fix = {
@@ -428,7 +426,7 @@ static void rivafb_load_cursor_image(u8 *data, u8 *mask, struct riva_par *par,
 		m = *((u32 *)mask)++;
 		for (j = 0; j < w/2; j++) {
 			tmp = 0;
-#if defined (__BIG_ENDIAN) 
+#if defined (__BIG_ENDIAN__) 
 			if (m & (1 << 31))
 				tmp = (b & (1 << 31)) ? fg << 16 : bg << 16;
 			b <<= 1;
@@ -1162,6 +1160,46 @@ static int riva_get_cmap_len(const struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
  * framebuffer operations
  *
  * ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+static int rivafb_open(struct fb_info *info, int user)
+{
+	struct riva_par *par = (struct riva_par *) info->par;
+	int cnt = atomic_read(&par->ref_count);
+
+	if (!cnt) {
+		memset(&par->state, 0, sizeof(struct fb_vgastate));
+		par->state.flags = VGA_SAVE_MODE  | VGA_SAVE_FONTS;
+		/* save the DAC for Riva128 */
+		if (par->riva.Architecture == NV_ARCH_03)
+			par->state.flags |= VGA_SAVE_CMAP;
+		fb_save_vga(&par->state);
+
+		RivaGetConfig(&par->riva);
+		riva_save_state(par, &par->initial_state);
+	}
+	
+	atomic_inc(&par->ref_count);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rivafb_release(struct fb_info *info, int user)
+{
+	struct riva_par *par = (struct riva_par *) info->par;
+	int cnt = atomic_read(&par->ref_count);
+
+	if (!cnt)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (cnt == 1) {
+		par->riva.LockUnlock(&par->riva, 0);
+		par->riva.LoadStateExt(&par->riva, &par->initial_state.ext);
+
+		fb_restore_vga(&par->state);
+		par->riva.LockUnlock(&par->riva, 1);
+	}
+
+	atomic_dec(&par->ref_count);
+
+	return 0;
+}
 
 static int rivafb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
                             struct fb_info *info)
@@ -1493,6 +1531,8 @@ static int rivafb_setcolreg(unsigned regno, unsigned red, unsigned green,
 /* kernel interface */
 static struct fb_ops riva_fb_ops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
+	.fb_open =      rivafb_open,
+	.fb_release =   rivafb_release,
 	.fb_check_var =	rivafb_check_var,
 	.fb_set_par =	rivafb_set_par,
 	.fb_setcolreg =	rivafb_setcolreg,
@@ -1535,6 +1575,106 @@ static int __devinit riva_set_fbinfo(struct fb_info *info)
  *
  * ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+static void __devinit rivafb_get_mem_len(struct riva_par *par,
+					 struct fb_fix_screeninfo *fix)
+{
+	RIVA_HW_INST *chip = &par->riva;
+
+	switch (chip->Architecture) {
+	case NV_ARCH_03:
+		if (chip->PFB[0x00000000/4] & 0x00000020) {
+			if (((chip->PMC[0x00000000/4] & 0xF0) == 0x20)
+			    && ((chip->PMC[0x00000000/4] & 0x0F) >= 0x02)) {   
+				/*
+				 * SDRAM 128 ZX.
+				 */
+				switch (chip->PFB[0x00000000/4] & 0x03) {
+				case 2:
+					fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 4;
+					break;
+				case 1:
+					fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 2;
+					break;
+				default:
+					fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 8;
+					break;
+				}
+			}            
+			else  {
+				fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 8;
+			}            
+		}
+		else {
+			/*
+			 * SGRAM 128.
+			 */
+			switch (chip->PFB[0x00000000/4] & 0x00000003) {
+			case 0:
+				fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 8;
+				break;
+			case 2:
+				fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 4;
+				break;
+			default:
+				fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 2;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		break;
+	case NV_ARCH_04:
+		if (chip->PFB[0x00000000/4] & 0x00000100) {
+			fix->smem_len = (((chip->PFB[0x00000000/4] >> 12)
+					 & 0x0F) * 1024 * 2 + 1024 * 2) * 1024;
+		}
+		else {
+			switch (chip->PFB[0x00000000/4] & 0x00000003) {
+			case 0:
+				fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 32;
+				break;
+			case 1:
+				fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 4;
+				break;
+			case 2:
+				fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 8;
+				break;
+			case 3:
+			default:
+				fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 16;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		break;
+	case NV_ARCH_10:
+	case NV_ARCH_20:
+		switch ((chip->PFB[0x0000020C/4] >> 20) & 0x000000FF) {
+		case 0x02:
+			fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 2;
+			break;
+		case 0x04:
+			fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 4;
+			break;
+		case 0x08:
+			fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 8;
+			break;
+		case 0x10:
+			fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 16;
+			break;
+		case 0x20:
+			fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 32;
+			break;
+		case 0x40:
+			fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 64;
+			break;
+		case 0x80:
+			fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 128;
+			break;
+		default:
+			fix->smem_len = 1024 * 1024 * 16;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static int __devinit rivafb_init_one(struct pci_dev *pd,
 				     const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
@@ -1586,14 +1726,22 @@ static int __devinit rivafb_init_one(struct pci_dev *pd,
 	}
 	
 	default_par->riva.EnableIRQ = 0;
-	default_par->riva.PRAMDAC = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 0x00680000);
-	default_par->riva.PFB = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 0x00100000);
-	default_par->riva.PFIFO = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 0x00002000);
-	default_par->riva.PGRAPH = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 0x00400000);
-	default_par->riva.PEXTDEV = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 0x00101000);
-	default_par->riva.PTIMER = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 0x00009000);
-	default_par->riva.PMC = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 0x00000000);
-	default_par->riva.FIFO = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 0x00800000);
+	default_par->riva.PRAMDAC = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 
+						 0x00680000);
+	default_par->riva.PFB = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 
+					     0x00100000);
+	default_par->riva.PFIFO = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 
+					       0x00002000);
+	default_par->riva.PGRAPH = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 
+						0x00400000);
+	default_par->riva.PEXTDEV = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base +
+						 0x00101000);
+	default_par->riva.PTIMER = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 
+						0x00009000);
+	default_par->riva.PMC = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 
+					     0x00000000);
+	default_par->riva.FIFO = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 
+					      0x00800000);
 
 	default_par->riva.PCIO = (U008 *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 0x00601000);
 	default_par->riva.PDIO = (U008 *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 0x00681000);
@@ -1603,22 +1751,26 @@ static int __devinit rivafb_init_one(struct pci_dev *pd,
 
 	switch (default_par->riva.Architecture) {
 	case NV_ARCH_03:
-		default_par->riva.PRAMIN = (unsigned *)(info->screen_base + 0x00C00000);
+		default_par->riva.PRAMIN = (unsigned *)(info->screen_base + 
+							0x00C00000);
+		default_par->dclk_max = 256000000;
 		rivafb_fix.accel = FB_ACCEL_NV3;
 		break;
 	case NV_ARCH_04:
 	case NV_ARCH_10:
 	case NV_ARCH_20:
-		default_par->riva.PCRTC = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 0x00600000);
-		default_par->riva.PRAMIN = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base + 0x00710000);
+		default_par->riva.PCRTC = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base 
+						       + 0x00600000);
+		default_par->riva.PRAMIN = (unsigned *)(default_par->ctrl_base
+							+ 0x00710000);
+		default_par->dclk_max = 250000000;
 		rivafb_fix.accel = FB_ACCEL_NV4;
 		break;
 	}
 
-	RivaGetConfig(&default_par->riva);
+	rivafb_get_mem_len(default_par, &rivafb_fix);
 
-	rivafb_fix.smem_len = default_par->riva.RamAmountKBytes * 1024;
-	default_par->dclk_max = default_par->riva.MaxVClockFreqKHz * 1000;
+	info->par = default_par;
 
 	if (!request_mem_region(rivafb_fix.smem_start,
 				rivafb_fix.smem_len, "rivafb")) {
@@ -1648,14 +1800,6 @@ static int __devinit rivafb_init_one(struct pci_dev *pd,
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_MTRR */
 
-	/* unlock io */
-	CRTCout(default_par, 0x11, 0xFF);/* vgaHWunlock() + riva unlock(0x7F) */
-	default_par->riva.LockUnlock(&default_par->riva, 0);
-	
-	info->par = default_par;
-
-	riva_save_state(default_par, &default_par->initial_state);
-
 	if (riva_set_fbinfo(info) < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "error setting initial video mode\n");
 		goto err_out_cursor;
@@ -1680,7 +1824,6 @@ static int __devinit rivafb_init_one(struct pci_dev *pd,
 	return 0;
 
 err_out_load_state:
-	riva_load_state(default_par, &default_par->initial_state);
 err_out_cursor:
 /* err_out_iounmap_fb: */
 	iounmap(info->screen_base);
@@ -1704,8 +1847,6 @@ static void __devexit rivafb_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pd)
 	if (!info)
 		return;
 
-	riva_load_state(par, &par->initial_state);
-
 	unregister_framebuffer(info);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
@@ -1742,13 +1883,11 @@ int __init rivafb_setup(char *options)
 	while ((this_opt = strsep(&options, ",")) != NULL) {
 		if (!*this_opt)
 			continue;
-		if (!strncmp(this_opt, "nomove", 6)) {
-			nomove = 1;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
-		} else if (!strncmp(this_opt, "nomtrr", 6)) {
+		if (!strncmp(this_opt, "nomtrr", 6)) {
 			nomtrr = 1;
-#endif
 		} else
+#endif
 			mode_option = this_opt;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1773,9 +1912,7 @@ static struct pci_driver rivafb_driver = {
 int __init rivafb_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
-#ifdef MODULE
-	if (font) strncpy(fontname, font, sizeof(fontname)-1);
-#endif
+
 	err = pci_module_init(&rivafb_driver);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -1796,8 +1933,6 @@ MODULE_PARM(font, "s");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(font, "Specifies one of the compiled-in fonts (default=none)");
 MODULE_PARM(noaccel, "i");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(noaccel, "Disables hardware acceleration (0 or 1=disabled) (default=0)");
-MODULE_PARM(nomove, "i");
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(nomove, "Enables YSCROLL_NOMOVE (0 or 1=enabled) (default=0)");
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
 MODULE_PARM(nomtrr, "i");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nomtrr, "Disables MTRR support (0 or 1=disabled) (default=0)");

drivers/video/riva/rivafb.h

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ struct riva_par {
 
 	struct riva_regs initial_state;	/* initial startup video mode */
 	struct riva_regs current_state;
-
+	struct fb_vgastate state;
+	atomic_t ref_count;
 	riva_cfb8_cmap_t cmap[256];	/* VGA DAC palette cache */
 	u32 riva_palette[16];
 	u32 cursor_data[32 * 32/4];

drivers/video/vga16fb.c

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
  *
  * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General
  * Public License.  See the file COPYING in the main directory of this
- * archive for more details.  */
+ * archive for more details.  
+ */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ static struct vga16fb_par {
 		unsigned char	ModeControl;		/* CRT-Controller:17h */
 		unsigned char	ClockingMode;		/* Seq-Controller:01h */
 	} vga_state;
+	struct fb_vgastate state;
+	atomic_t ref_count;
 	int palette_blanked, vesa_blanked, mode, isVGA;
 	u8 misc, pel_msk, vss, clkdiv;
 	u8 crtc[VGA_CRT_C];
@@ -295,6 +298,34 @@ static void vga16fb_clock_chip(struct vga16fb_par *par,
 			       
 #define FAIL(X) return -EINVAL
 
+static int vga16fb_open(struct fb_info *info, int user)
+{
+	struct vga16fb_par *par = (struct vga16fb_par *) info->par;
+	int cnt = atomic_read(&par->ref_count);
+
+	if (!cnt) {
+		memset(&par->state, 0, sizeof(struct fb_vgastate));
+		par->state.flags = 8;
+		fb_save_vga(&par->state);
+	}
+	atomic_inc(&par->ref_count);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int vga16fb_release(struct fb_info *info, int user)
+{
+	struct vga16fb_par *par = (struct vga16fb_par *) info->par;
+	int cnt = atomic_read(&par->ref_count);
+
+	if (!cnt)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (cnt == 1)
+		fb_restore_vga(&par->state);
+	atomic_dec(&par->ref_count);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int vga16fb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 			     struct fb_info *info)
 {
@@ -1346,6 +1377,8 @@ void vga16fb_imageblit(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_image *image)
 
 static struct fb_ops vga16fb_ops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.fb_open        = vga16fb_open,
+	.fb_release     = vga16fb_release,
 	.fb_check_var	= vga16fb_check_var,
 	.fb_set_par	= vga16fb_set_par,
 	.fb_setcolreg 	= vga16fb_setcolreg,

include/linux/fb.h

@@ -321,6 +321,37 @@ struct fb_cursor {
 	struct fb_image	image;	/* Cursor image */
 };
 
+/* VGA State Save and Restore */
+#define VGA_SAVE_FONT0 1  /* save/restore plane 2 fonts   */
+#define VGA_SAVE_FONT1 2  /* save/restore plane 3 fonts   */
+#define VGA_SAVE_TEXT  4  /* save/restore plane 0/1 fonts */
+#define VGA_SAVE_FONTS 7  /* save/restore all fonts       */
+#define VGA_SAVE_MODE  8  /* save/restore video mode      */
+#define VGA_SAVE_CMAP  16 /* save/restore color map/DAC  */
+
+struct fb_vgastate {
+	caddr_t vgabase;         /* mmio base, if supported                 */
+	__u32 flags;             /* what state/s to save (see VGA_SAVE_*)   */ 
+	__u32 depth;             /* current fb depth, not important         */
+	__u32 num_attr;          /* number of att registers, 0 for default  */
+	__u32 num_crtc;          /* number of crt registers, 0 for default  */
+	__u32 num_gfx;           /* number of gfx registers, 0 for default  */
+	__u32 num_seq;           /* number of seq registers, 0 for default  */
+	caddr_t fbbase;          /*    -- DO NOT ALTER STARTING HERE --     */
+	__u8 *vga_font0;         
+	__u8 *vga_font1;         
+	__u8 *vga_text;         
+	__u8 *vga_cmap;          
+	__u8 *attr;               
+	__u8 *crtc;              
+	__u8 *gfx;               
+	__u8 *seq;               
+	__u8 misc;               
+};
+
+extern int fb_save_vga(struct fb_vgastate *state);
+extern int fb_restore_vga(struct fb_vgastate *state);
+
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #include <linux/fs.h>

include/linux/vt_kern.h

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #include <linux/config.h>
 #include <linux/vt.h>
 #include <linux/kd.h>
-#include <linux/console_struct.h>
 #include <linux/tty.h>
+#include <linux/console_struct.h>
 
 /*
  * Presently, a lot of graphics programs do not restore the contents of