linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 17/16] Do not reset UTF8 on terminal reset

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0704021532220.29350@yvahk01.tjqt.qr>
Date:	Mon, 2 Apr 2007 15:34:06 +0200 (MEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
To:	"Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@...il.com>
cc:	Paul LeoNerd Evans <leonerd@...nerd.org.uk>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@...ian.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 17/16] Do not reset UTF8 on terminal reset


On Apr 2 2007 20:47, Antonino A. Daplas wrote:
>> 
>> It would be nice if the kernel's default UTF-8 mode for new VCs could be
>> synched to whatever local policy was regarding locale.
>
>How about this? This should allow us to reset the terminal without
>affecting utf, and also allows setting of a global utf default that can
>be set via boot option or sysfs:
>
>echo 1 > /sys/module/vt/parameters/default_utf

Might want to call it "default_utf8", but it's just minor.

Tony, if you have a patch, send it along so I can test it under "special local
circumstances" :-)

Jan
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