Re: [PATCH] vt: make the default cursor shape configurable

From: Clemens Ladisch
Date: Fri Nov 13 2009 - 02:28:45 EST


Andrew Morton wrote:
> Clemens Ladisch <clemens@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > [PATCH] vt: make the default cursor shape configurable
> >
> > Make the default console cursor type configurable rather than
> > hard-coding it.
>
> The changelog omitted the most important piece of information: the
> reason why we're making this change to the kernel.

[PATCH] vt: make the default cursor shape configurable

For embedded systems, the blinking cursor at startup time can be
annoying and unintended. Add a new kernel parameter to change the
default cursor shape.

Signed-off-by: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Daniel Mack <daniel@xxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>
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Daniel, could you ack this?
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