linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 19/45] tty: vt: make init parameter of consw::con

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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 09:56:35 +0100
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: "Jiri Slaby (SUSE)" <jirislaby@...nel.org>
Cc: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Helge Deller <deller@....de>, 
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>, Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>, 
	linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, 
	linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 19/45] tty: vt: make init parameter of consw::con_init() a bool

Hi Jiri,

On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 9:03 AM Jiri Slaby (SUSE) <jirislaby@...nelorg> wrote:
> The 'init' parameter of consw::con_init() is true for the first call of
> the hook on a particular console. So make the parameter a bool.
>
> And document the hook.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby (SUSE) <jirislaby@...nel.org>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
> @@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static const char *vgacon_startup(void)
>         return display_desc;
>  }
>
> -static void vgacon_init(struct vc_data *c, int init)
> +static void vgacon_init(struct vc_data *c, bool init)
>  {
>         struct uni_pagedict *p;
>

Below, there is one more line to update:

    -        /* set dimensions manually if init != 0 since vc_resize()
will fail */
    +        /* set dimensions manually if init is true since
vc_resize() will fail */

With the above fixed:
Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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