linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] vt: Add enable module parameter

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Message-ID: <28snspp2-3912-rs5o-04s0-1648504sq90r@syhkavp.arg>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:24:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
cc: Jocelyn Falempe <jfalempe@...hat.com>, Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>, 
    Calixte Pernot <calixte.pernot@...noble-inp.org>, 
    linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vt: Add enable module parameter

On Mon, 26 Jan 2026, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 02:05:36PM +0100, Jocelyn Falempe wrote:
> > I think that one of the reason, is that if you switch off VT, of course some
> > users will complain, as it has a lot of implications.
> 
> Again, that's a distro's policy decision to make, don't force the kernel
> to support a wishy-washy distro's decision :)

As a daily VT user for my primary Linux interface due to accessibility 
needs, I'm baffled by the idea of distributions removing this support. 

Of course this has lots of implications. For many users with 
disabilities, VT is not optional - it's the only _fully_ usable 
interface.

Consider this my official objection. Just don't do that.

Nicolas