--- kbd-1.12/src/kdfontop.c.orig	2007-08-21 19:28:47.000000000 +0200
+++ kbd-1.12/src/kdfontop.c	2007-08-21 19:32:50.000000000 +0200
@@ -268,26 +268,19 @@
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	/* Second attempt: PIO_FONTX */
-	cfd.charcount = count;
-	cfd.charheight = height;
-	cfd.chardata = buf;
-	i = ioctl(fd, PIO_FONTX, &cfd);
-	if (i == 0)
-		return 0;
-	if (errno != ENOSYS && errno != EINVAL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: putfont: %d,%dx%d:failed: %d\n", progname, count, width, height, i);
-		perror("putfont: PIO_FONTX");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	/* Third attempt: PIO_FONT */
-	/* This will load precisely 256 chars, independent of count */
-	i = ioctl(fd, PIO_FONT, buf);
-	if (i) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: putfont: %d,%dx%d:  failed: %d\n", progname, count, width, height, i);
-		perror("putfont: PIO_FONT");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	return 0;
+	// We no longer try PIO_FONT* calls.
+	// A former patch even added a possible 5 seconds delay loop here, in an attempt to
+	// gain victory over kdm. We no do this fight, as it can only result in races.
+	// https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=302010
+	//
+	// Two effects:
+	// a) Without the delay loop, we are fast enough to run early. 
+	//    Moving setfont calls to an earlier point most likly
+	//    avoids the race.
+	// b) Without the old compat calls, it should be easier to 
+	//    fix this in kernel side.
+	//
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: putfont: %d,%dx%d:  failed: %d\n", progname, count, width, height, i);
+	perror("putfont: KDFONTOP");
+	return -1;
 }