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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-12-08 13:35:29 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-12-08 13:35:29 -0800
commit830cd2ac6ecce6b027d947fcdc724dd27a33813a (patch)
tree08d4f60e9176292f98e47d1f50b77f1f49ec0122 /drivers/char
parent64227cd83d5f9d7b7ce5514a693252c2952366f6 (diff)
parentb434a680a29424856e0f40199daa9f65963c7cb4 (diff)
Merge branch 'x86-setup-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip
* 'x86-setup-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: vgacon: Add support for setting the default cursor state vc: Add support for hiding the cursor when creating VTs x86, setup: Store the boot cursor state
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/char')
-rw-r--r--drivers/char/vt.c11
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 0c80c68cd04..1e3d728dbf7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ static void set_palette(struct vc_data *vc);
static int printable; /* Is console ready for printing? */
int default_utf8 = true;
module_param(default_utf8, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
+int global_cursor_default = -1;
+module_param(global_cursor_default, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
/*
* ignore_poke: don't unblank the screen when things are typed. This is
@@ -775,6 +777,12 @@ int vc_allocate(unsigned int currcons) /* return 0 on success */
vc_cons[currcons].d = NULL;
return -ENOMEM;
}
+
+ /* If no drivers have overridden us and the user didn't pass a
+ boot option, default to displaying the cursor */
+ if (global_cursor_default == -1)
+ global_cursor_default = 1;
+
vc_init(vc, vc->vc_rows, vc->vc_cols, 1);
vcs_make_sysfs(currcons);
atomic_notifier_call_chain(&vt_notifier_list, VT_ALLOCATE, &param);
@@ -1616,7 +1624,7 @@ static void reset_terminal(struct vc_data *vc, int do_clear)
vc->vc_decscnm = 0;
vc->vc_decom = 0;
vc->vc_decawm = 1;
- vc->vc_deccm = 1;
+ vc->vc_deccm = global_cursor_default;
vc->vc_decim = 0;
set_kbd(vc, decarm);
@@ -4078,6 +4086,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(fg_console);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_blank_hook);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_blanked);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(vc_cons);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(global_cursor_default);
#ifndef VT_SINGLE_DRIVER
EXPORT_SYMBOL(take_over_console);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(give_up_console);