vt: make the default cursor shape configurable
For embedded systems, the blinking cursor at startup time can be annoying
and unintended. Add a new kernel parameter to change the default cursor
shape.
Signed-off-by: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>
Cc: Daniel Mack <daniel@caiaq.de>
Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Cc: David Newall <davidn@davidnewall.com>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index ab95d3a..c309515 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2729,6 +2729,11 @@
vmpoff= [KNL,S390] Perform z/VM CP command after power off.
Format: <command>
+ vt.cur_default= [VT] Default cursor shape.
+ Format: 0xCCBBAA, where AA, BB, and CC are the same as
+ the parameters of the <Esc>[?A;B;Cc escape sequence;
+ see VGA-softcursor.txt. Default: 2 = underline.
+
vt.default_blu= [VT]
Format: <blue0>,<blue1>,<blue2>,...,<blue15>
Change the default blue palette of the console.
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index e43fbc6..50faa1f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@
int global_cursor_default = -1;
module_param(global_cursor_default, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
+static int cur_default = CUR_DEFAULT;
+module_param(cur_default, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
+
/*
* ignore_poke: don't unblank the screen when things are typed. This is
* mainly for the privacy of braille terminal users.
@@ -1636,7 +1639,7 @@
/* do not do set_leds here because this causes an endless tasklet loop
when the keyboard hasn't been initialized yet */
- vc->vc_cursor_type = CUR_DEFAULT;
+ vc->vc_cursor_type = cur_default;
vc->vc_complement_mask = vc->vc_s_complement_mask;
default_attr(vc);
@@ -1838,7 +1841,7 @@
if (vc->vc_par[0])
vc->vc_cursor_type = vc->vc_par[0] | (vc->vc_par[1] << 8) | (vc->vc_par[2] << 16);
else
- vc->vc_cursor_type = CUR_DEFAULT;
+ vc->vc_cursor_type = cur_default;
return;
}
break;