linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] Invert margin colors when terminal is inverted

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Message-ID: <80ad0768-069f-a7e7-2f4f-c0ed6b58b910@lechnology.com>
Date:   Mon, 31 Jul 2017 15:43:38 -0500
From:   David Lechner <david@...hnology.com>
To:     Alan Cox <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:     linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] Invert margin colors when terminal is inverted

On 07/31/2017 02:30 PM, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:09:43 -0500
> David Lechner <david@...hnology.com> wrote:
> 
>> This is v2 of "fbcon: Use background color for margins"[1].
>>
>> It turns out that using the text background color was not a good choice. So,
>> I've started over.
> 
> Can you explain why making the margins simply match the border colour
> (when possible) isn't a better option ? They are after all simply
> software extensions to the border.
> 

So, basically, you are proposing that it would be better to add a module 
parameter to select the margin color? That does sound like a better 
option to me.