int
 fb_blank(struct fb_info *info, int blank)
 {      
-       int ret = -EINVAL;
+       struct fb_event event;
+       int ret = -EINVAL, early_ret;
 
        if (blank > FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN)
                blank = FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;
 
+       event.info = info;
+       event.data = ␣
+
+       early_ret = fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EARLY_EVENT_BLANK, &event);
+
        if (info->fbops->fb_blank)
                ret = info->fbops->fb_blank(blank, info);
 
-       if (!ret) {
-               struct fb_event event;
-
-               event.info = info;
-               event.data = ␣
+       if (!ret)
                fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EVENT_BLANK, &event);
+       else {
+               /*
+                * if fb_blank is failed then revert effects of
+                * the early blank event.
+                */
+               if (!early_ret)
+                       fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_R_EARLY_EVENT_BLANK, &event);
        }
 
        return ret;
 
 #define FB_EVENT_FB_UNBIND              0x0E
 /*      CONSOLE-SPECIFIC: remap all consoles to new fb - for vga switcheroo */
 #define FB_EVENT_REMAP_ALL_CONSOLE      0x0F
+/*      A hardware display blank early change occured */
+#define FB_EARLY_EVENT_BLANK           0x10
+/*      A hardware display blank revert early change occured */
+#define FB_R_EARLY_EVENT_BLANK         0x11
 
 struct fb_event {
        struct fb_info *info;