On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 01:22:22PM +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 01:18:06PM +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 03:10:21AM -0500, Peilin Ye wrote: > > > Thanks for reviewing! Questions about the last patch [5/5] though, it > > > depends on the following assumption: > > > > > > """ > > > For each console `idx`, `vc_cons[idx].d->vc_font.data` and > > > `fb_display[idx].fontdata` always point to the same buffer. > > > """ > > > > > > Is this true? I think it is true by grepping for `fontdata`. I also > > > noticed that fbcon.c is using `vc->vc_font.data` and `p->fontdata` > > > interchangeably, see fbcon_get_requirement(): > > > > > > vc = vc_cons[fg_console].d; > > > [...] > > > p = &fb_display[fg_console]; > > > caps->x = 1 << (vc->vc_font.width - 1); > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > caps->y = 1 << (vc->vc_font.height - 1); > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > caps->len = (p->userfont) ? > > > FNTCHARCNT(p->fontdata) : 256; > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > > > > If it is true, then what is the point of using `fontdata` in `struct > > > fbcon_display`? Just for the `userfont` flag? Should we delete > > > `fontdata`, when we no longer need the `userfont` flag? > > > > Yes, after a quick look, I think your analysis here is correct. So if > > you can delete that, it would be nice if possible.
I see, at the moment we still need `userfont` for refcount handling, I will try to delete both `fontdata` and `userfont` after refcount is taken care of. > > > In this sense I think [5/5] needs more testing. Do we have test files > > > for fbcon, or should I try to write some tests from scratch? > > > > I don't know of any direct tests, I usually just booted into that mode > > and saw if everything looked like it did before. There must be some > > tool that you can use to change the current font, as it seems to happen > > at boot time on some distros. I can't remember what it's called at the > > moment... > > Ah, here's a hint: > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Linux_console#Fonts > > The setfont tool should help you out here. Oh, I didn't know about this one. I'll go experimenting with it, thank you! Peilin Ye _______________________________________________ dri-devel mailing list dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/dri-devel
