Bug#282234: kernel-patch-debian-2.6.9: Possible problem: vesafb_init is not called

[Itay Ben-Yaacov <nib_maps@yahoo.com>]

Package: kernel-patch-debian-2.6.9
Version: 2.6.9-3
Followup-For: Bug #282234


Long version:
The modular-vesafb patch makes the line
module_init(vesafb_init);
which was unconditional, conditional upon compilation as a module.
As this is the only reference to vesafb_init, which registers the
driver, I guess (without the slightest clue as to what "module_init"
actually does and why it is needed for something that not a module)
this is the origin of the problem.

Short version:
If compiled statically, something should still call
vesafb_init.  Please correct the patch.

Best,
Itay

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.9-2
Locale: LANG=en_GB, LC_CTYPE=en_GB (charmap=ISO-8859-1)

Versions of packages kernel-patch-debian-2.6.9 depends on:
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