File u_fbdevhw_kernel6.9_break_fbdev_open.patch of Package xorg-x11-server
Linux kernel v6.9 has changed the symlink to point to the parent device.
This breaks fbdev_open() detection logic. Change it to use the subsystem
symlink instead which will remain stable.
Kernel v6.8:
[ 14.067] (II) fbdev_open() sysfs_path=/sys/class/graphics/fb0
[ 14.067] (II) fbdev_open() buf=../../devices/platform/vesa-framebuffer.0/graphics/fb0
Kernel v6.9:
[ 15.609] (II) fbdev_open() sysfs_path=/sys/class/graphics/fb0
[ 15.609] (II) fbdev_open() buf=../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/vesa-framebuffer.0/graphics/fb0
Originally found in automated Debian ISO QA testing [0] and confirmed in Linux [1].
Tested on kernels v6.9.7 and v6.8.12
[0] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D1075713
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/lLyvPFC_APGHNfyGNHRpQy5izBikkaTPOpHooZIT3f=
FAoJPquSI31ZMueA99XTdr8ysir3X7O7IMdc6za-0m79vr_claeparHhoRouVgHOI=3D@proton=
.me/
Fixes: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/issues/1714
Signed-off-by: Tj <tj.iam.tj@proton.me>
---
hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhw.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Index: xorg-server-21.1.12/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhw.c
===================================================================
--- xorg-server-21.1.12.orig/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhw.c
+++ xorg-server-21.1.12/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhw.c
@@ -335,9 +335,9 @@ fbdev_open(int scrnIndex, const char *de
char *sysfs_path = NULL;
char *node = strrchr(dev, '/') + 1;
- if (asprintf(&sysfs_path, "/sys/class/graphics/%s", node) < 0 ||
+ if (asprintf(&sysfs_path, "/sys/class/graphics/%s/device/subsystem", node) < 0 ||
readlink(sysfs_path, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1) < 0 ||
- strstr(buf, "devices/pci")) {
+ strstr(buf, "bus/pci")) {
free(sysfs_path);
close(fd);
return -1;