Kernel panic due to divide by zero in fbcon_init() function

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • Kernel paniced with string divide error: 0000 [#1] SMP
  • fbcon_init and vc_allocate functions in panic task stack trace(see Diagnostic Steps section)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 and earlier
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0

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