Re: [vgacon] Font height discrepancy, Linux 2.5.x

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@zytor.com)
14 Apr 2003 15:21:38 -0700

Followup to: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0304141712330.28989-100000@winds.org>
By author: Byron Stanoszek <gandalf@winds.org>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> I would only like to set vc_font.height on all VTs if the underlying module is
> a VGA Console and not a framebuffer.
>
> What is the easiest way to do this? Perhaps the module should set a special
> flag in the vt structure to determine if a font change affects all VTs (as in
> the VGA Console) or only on the current VT (Framebuffer)?
>

I think we need a font data structure that is pointed to by the vc
data structure. It can be shared for those consoles where it's
appropriate and separate for those that aren't.

-hpa

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