On 17.12.2011 17:27, Anssi Hannula wrote: > On 16.12.2011 20:16, Colin Guthrie wrote: >> Hi >> >> Just in case you didn't notice, X11 now starts on tty1 by default. >> >> So if you want a text login shell, make sure you go to tty2! >> >> I've not actually updated it for sysvinit now I think about it, so I'll >> have to update the default inittab, but the principle is the same. We >> want X there, not a login. > > I wonder why that is needed... > > If it is to prevent flickering when switching tty1->tty7, can't we just > e.g. make the kernel use tty7 by default if needed?
For the record, attached are three alternative [1] untested proof-of-concept patches that make kernel start on vt7. It doesn't seem to be as simple as I had hoped, but if this is something we want to do, I can come up with cleaner versions and see what upstream thinks. BTW, I know fedora uses vt1 for X, but what about other distros, e.g. Ubuntu/Debian? [1] by default only the first vt is initialized on early boot, the rest are initialized on-demand. Since vt7 is not initialized, the patches take different approaches: (1) allocate 7 vt's on early boot, (2) allocate vt7 in addition to vt1, (3) only allocate vt7 -- Anssi Hannula
>From 3647fb1d98ef0bbd9fac4ea44a868835bada0a69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anssi Hannula <anssi.hann...@iki.fi> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:56:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] set default console as vt7 (proof-of-concept) --- drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 2 +- include/linux/vt.h | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c index e716839..4c2782c 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c +++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c @@ -2923,7 +2923,7 @@ static int __init con_init(void) vc_init(vc, vc->vc_rows, vc->vc_cols, currcons || !vc->vc_sw->con_save_screen); } - currcons = fg_console = 0; + currcons = fg_console = 6; master_display_fg = vc = vc_cons[currcons].d; set_origin(vc); save_screen(vc); diff --git a/include/linux/vt.h b/include/linux/vt.h index 30a8dd9..663308a 100644 --- a/include/linux/vt.h +++ b/include/linux/vt.h @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ * These constants are also useful for user-level apps (e.g., VC * resizing). */ -#define MIN_NR_CONSOLES 1 /* must be at least 1 */ +#define MIN_NR_CONSOLES 7 /* must be at least 1 */ #define MAX_NR_CONSOLES 63 /* serial lines start at 64 */ #define MAX_NR_USER_CONSOLES 63 /* must be root to allocate above this */ /* Note: the ioctl VT_GETSTATE does not work for -- 1.7.7.2
>From 96d4ca3852279b0ae85b8b4ea1031fda2574d610 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anssi Hannula <anssi.hann...@iki.fi> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:16:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] set default console as vt7 (proof-of-concept) --- drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c | 1 + drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++-------- 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c index 7a367ff..cdab4d5 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c +++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c @@ -662,5 +662,6 @@ int __init vcs_init(void) device_create(vc_class, NULL, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, 128), NULL, "vcsa"); for (i = 0; i < MIN_NR_CONSOLES; i++) vcs_make_sysfs(i); + vcs_make_sysfs(6); return 0; } diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c index e716839..72733ce 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c +++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c @@ -2871,6 +2871,19 @@ static void vc_init(struct vc_data *vc, unsigned int rows, reset_terminal(vc, do_clear); } +static void __init con_init_early_cons(unsigned int cons) +{ + struct vc_data *vc; + + vc_cons[cons].d = vc = kzalloc(sizeof(struct vc_data), GFP_NOWAIT); + INIT_WORK(&vc_cons[cons].SAK_work, vc_SAK); + tty_port_init(&vc->port); + visual_init(vc, cons, 1); + vc->vc_screenbuf = kzalloc(vc->vc_screenbuf_size, GFP_NOWAIT); + vc_init(vc, vc->vc_rows, vc->vc_cols, + cons || !vc->vc_sw->con_save_screen); +} + /* * This routine initializes console interrupts, and does nothing * else. If you want the screen to clear, call tty_write with @@ -2915,15 +2928,10 @@ static int __init con_init(void) } for (currcons = 0; currcons < MIN_NR_CONSOLES; currcons++) { - vc_cons[currcons].d = vc = kzalloc(sizeof(struct vc_data), GFP_NOWAIT); - INIT_WORK(&vc_cons[currcons].SAK_work, vc_SAK); - tty_port_init(&vc->port); - visual_init(vc, currcons, 1); - vc->vc_screenbuf = kzalloc(vc->vc_screenbuf_size, GFP_NOWAIT); - vc_init(vc, vc->vc_rows, vc->vc_cols, - currcons || !vc->vc_sw->con_save_screen); + con_init_early_cons(currcons); } - currcons = fg_console = 0; + con_init_early_cons(6); + currcons = fg_console = 6; master_display_fg = vc = vc_cons[currcons].d; set_origin(vc); save_screen(vc); -- 1.7.7.2
>From 83cb8160a3bd07138adc6a8938d6067f44a6cf22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anssi Hannula <anssi.hann...@iki.fi> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:24:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] set default console as vt7 (proof-of-concept) --- drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c | 3 +-- drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 8 ++++---- include/linux/vt.h | 2 +- 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c index 7a367ff..8d7dd54 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c +++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c @@ -660,7 +660,6 @@ int __init vcs_init(void) device_create(vc_class, NULL, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, 0), NULL, "vcs"); device_create(vc_class, NULL, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, 128), NULL, "vcsa"); - for (i = 0; i < MIN_NR_CONSOLES; i++) - vcs_make_sysfs(i); + vcs_make_sysfs(DEFAULT_CONSOLE); return 0; } diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c index e716839..af6b932 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c +++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c @@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ void vc_deallocate(unsigned int currcons) put_pid(vc->vt_pid); module_put(vc->vc_sw->owner); kfree(vc->vc_screenbuf); - if (currcons >= MIN_NR_CONSOLES) + if (currcons != DEFAULT_CONSOLE) kfree(vc); vc_cons[currcons].d = NULL; } @@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ static int __init con_init(void) mod_timer(&console_timer, jiffies + (blankinterval * HZ)); } - for (currcons = 0; currcons < MIN_NR_CONSOLES; currcons++) { + currcons = DEFAULT_CONSOLE; vc_cons[currcons].d = vc = kzalloc(sizeof(struct vc_data), GFP_NOWAIT); INIT_WORK(&vc_cons[currcons].SAK_work, vc_SAK); tty_port_init(&vc->port); @@ -2922,8 +2922,8 @@ static int __init con_init(void) vc->vc_screenbuf = kzalloc(vc->vc_screenbuf_size, GFP_NOWAIT); vc_init(vc, vc->vc_rows, vc->vc_cols, currcons || !vc->vc_sw->con_save_screen); - } - currcons = fg_console = 0; + + fg_console = currcons; master_display_fg = vc = vc_cons[currcons].d; set_origin(vc); save_screen(vc); diff --git a/include/linux/vt.h b/include/linux/vt.h index 30a8dd9..6abf4fb 100644 --- a/include/linux/vt.h +++ b/include/linux/vt.h @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ * These constants are also useful for user-level apps (e.g., VC * resizing). */ -#define MIN_NR_CONSOLES 1 /* must be at least 1 */ +#define DEFAULT_CONSOLE 6 #define MAX_NR_CONSOLES 63 /* serial lines start at 64 */ #define MAX_NR_USER_CONSOLES 63 /* must be root to allocate above this */ /* Note: the ioctl VT_GETSTATE does not work for -- 1.7.7.2