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
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 495a39a..777dc8a 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2747,6 +2747,15 @@
Default is 1, i.e. UTF-8 mode is enabled for all
newly opened terminals.
+ vt.global_cursor_default=
+ [VT]
+ Format=<-1|0|1>
+ Set system-wide default for whether a cursor
+ is shown on new VTs. Default is -1,
+ i.e. cursors will be created by default unless
+ overridden by individual drivers. 0 will hide
+ cursors, 1 will display them.
+
waveartist= [HW,OSS]
Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/video.c b/arch/x86/boot/video.c
index d42da38..f767164 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/video.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/video.c
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
boot_params.screen_info.orig_x = oreg.dl;
boot_params.screen_info.orig_y = oreg.dh;
+
+ if (oreg.ch & 0x20)
+ boot_params.screen_info.flags |= VIDEO_FLAGS_NOCURSOR;
+
+ if ((oreg.ch & 0x1f) > (oreg.cl & 0x1f))
+ boot_params.screen_info.flags |= VIDEO_FLAGS_NOCURSOR;
}
static void store_video_mode(void)
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 0c80c68..1e3d728 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@
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 @@
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, ¶m);
@@ -1616,7 +1624,7 @@
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(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);
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index da55cca..cc4bbbe 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -585,6 +585,11 @@
vgacon_uni_pagedir[1]++;
if (!vgacon_uni_pagedir[0] && p)
con_set_default_unimap(c);
+
+ /* Only set the default if the user didn't deliberately override it */
+ if (global_cursor_default == -1)
+ global_cursor_default =
+ !(screen_info.flags & VIDEO_FLAGS_NOCURSOR);
}
static void vgacon_deinit(struct vc_data *c)
diff --git a/include/linux/screen_info.h b/include/linux/screen_info.h
index 1ee2c05..899fbb4 100644
--- a/include/linux/screen_info.h
+++ b/include/linux/screen_info.h
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
__u16 orig_video_page; /* 0x04 */
__u8 orig_video_mode; /* 0x06 */
__u8 orig_video_cols; /* 0x07 */
- __u16 unused2; /* 0x08 */
+ __u8 flags; /* 0x08 */
+ __u8 unused2; /* 0x09 */
__u16 orig_video_ega_bx;/* 0x0a */
__u16 unused3; /* 0x0c */
__u8 orig_video_lines; /* 0x0e */
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@
#define VIDEO_TYPE_EFI 0x70 /* EFI graphic mode */
+#define VIDEO_FLAGS_NOCURSOR (1 << 0) /* The video mode has no cursor set */
+
#ifdef __KERNEL__
extern struct screen_info screen_info;
diff --git a/include/linux/vt_kern.h b/include/linux/vt_kern.h
index c0c4e11..7f56db4 100644
--- a/include/linux/vt_kern.h
+++ b/include/linux/vt_kern.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
extern struct mutex con_buf_mtx;
extern char vt_dont_switch;
extern int default_utf8;
+extern int global_cursor_default;
struct vt_spawn_console {
spinlock_t lock;
@@ -130,4 +131,6 @@
extern int register_vt_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
extern int unregister_vt_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern void hide_boot_cursor(bool hide);
+
#endif /* _VT_KERN_H */