linux-kernel - Re: Fix VT canonical input in UTF-8 mode [Was: UTF-8 fixes in comments]

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Date:	Sun, 4 May 2008 13:03:48 +0200
From:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:	Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: Fix VT canonical input in UTF-8 mode [Was: UTF-8 fixes in comments]

On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 11:25:54AM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Willy Tarreau, le Sun 04 May 2008 10:55:14 +0200, a écrit :
> > I confirm that your patch works perfectly for me. Now backspace correctly
> > removes multi-byte characters. My bash is still fooled though but as Alan
> > explained it, it's readline which has to be upgraded now.
> 
> I guess this is suitable for the stable trees of 2.6.24 and 2.6.25
> (where UTF-8 is by default now).

agreed.

> Set IUTF8 as appropriate on VT tty open.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org>

You should have added:  CC: stable@...nel.org here so that the stable
team automatically gets notified when it's merged into mainline.

Thanks!
Willy

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