linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] add CONFIG_VT

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Date:	Fri, 7 Sep 2007 13:49:36 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	Bill Nottingham <notting@...hat.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add CONFIG_VT_UNICODE


On Aug 31 2007 16:18, Bill Nottingham wrote:
>
>As of now, the kernel defaults to non-unicode and XLATE for the keyboard.
>We've been changing this in Fedora, but that requires patching the defaults
>in the kernel.
>
>The attached introduces CONFIG_VT_UNICODE, which sets the console in unicode
>mode by default on boot, including both the virtual terminal and the keyboard
>driver.

I would prefer to:
 - make default_utf=1 in the source
 - add "default_utf8 ? VC_UNICODE : VC_XLATE" to the keyboard code
   as your patch does
 - and do away with the new CONFIG_ option, since, surprise, surprise,
   you can change it at runtime, so there is no need to do it
   at compile-time too.


	Jan
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