Re: [PATCH] Fix VT mode change vs. fbcon

[James Simmons]

> > How about calling resize_screen in vt.c instead in this function. This way 
> > fbcon could reset the hardware state :-) 
> 
> Because I don't want to change the semantics in VT too much, the whole
> VT code is rather fragile and I want to avoid beeing invasive at this
> point and trigger all sort of funny side effects.

I have been pondering the code working out a clean method. Basically you 
have two areas of concern with this matter. Both are in vt_ioctl.c
One in vt_ioctl for the case of KDSETMODE. The other place in the same 
file, vt_ioctl.c, is function complete_change_console. 

In functions involved in this are two functions. One is do_blank_screen.
Looking at it you could just break out a new function in vt_ioctl.c. 
Now do_unblank_screen function is a bit trickier. It makes sense that 
a unblank function is called. This is where we would also call other 
functions to reset the display.




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