linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fbcon: make cursor display conditional

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Message-ID: <20091106143916.GA30819@linux>
Date:	Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:39:18 +0100
From:	Andrea Righi <righi.andrea@...il.com>
To:	Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>
Cc:	Daniel Mack <daniel@...aq.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fbcon: make cursor display conditional

On Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 09:16:44AM +0100, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> Daniel Mack wrote:
> > For embedded systems, the blinking cursor at startup time can be
> > annoying and unintended. Add a new kernel parameter
> > 'fbcon_disable_cursor' which disables it conditionally.
> 
> Wouldn't it be more useful to change the CUR_DEFAULT symbol (see the
> end of <linux/console_struct.h>) into a kernel parameter, instead of
> adding a new flag?

Agreed. There's no need to choose if we want the blinking cursor or not
at each boot. Better to make this decision at compile time.

-Andrea
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