Re: [PATCH] vgacon/vt: clear buffer attributes when we load a 512character font

From: Dave Airlie
Date: Thu Jan 24 2013 - 21:22:26 EST


On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 10:18 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The characters will morph anyway, it is just a matter off having them randomly scream with the intensity bit.
>
> 512-character mode is definitely useful... we get much wider language coverage with 512 than with 256, which is why most distros use a 512 console font.

Yeah really use a graphics console :-)

But I've sent a v2 patch that should clear the attribute space going
both directions.

Dave.
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