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-rw-r--r--drivers/video/uvesafb.c11
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
index 7b8839ebf3c4..917c465463db 100644
--- a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
@@ -815,8 +815,15 @@ static int __devinit uvesafb_vbe_init(struct fb_info *info)
par->pmi_setpal = pmi_setpal;
par->ypan = ypan;
- if (par->pmi_setpal || par->ypan)
- uvesafb_vbe_getpmi(task, par);
+ if (par->pmi_setpal || par->ypan) {
+ if (__supported_pte_mask & _PAGE_NX) {
+ par->pmi_setpal = par->ypan = 0;
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "uvesafb: NX protection is actively."
+ "We have better not to use the PMI.\n");
+ } else {
+ uvesafb_vbe_getpmi(task, par);
+ }
+ }
#else
/* The protected mode interface is not available on non-x86. */
par->pmi_setpal = par->ypan = 0;