[PATCH v2] vt: add init_hide parameter to suppress boot output

[Kirill A. Shutemov]

From: Andy Ross <andy.ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

When vt.init_hide is set, suppress output on newly created consoles until
an affirmative switched to that console.  This prevents boot output from
displaying (and clobbering splash screens, etc...) without disabling the
console entirely.

Signed-off-by: Andy Ross <andy.ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
--
 v2:
  - style: add space after if keyword;
  - change init_hide from int to bool;
---
 drivers/tty/vt/vt.c            |    7 +++++++
 include/linux/console_struct.h |    3 ++-
 include/linux/vt.h             |    2 ++
 kernel/power/console.c         |    2 --
 4 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 8fd8968..c68322c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ module_param(global_cursor_default, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 static int cur_default = CUR_DEFAULT;
 module_param(cur_default, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
+static bool init_hide;
+module_param(init_hide, bool, S_IRUGO);
+
 /*
  * ignore_poke: don't unblank the screen when things are typed.  This is
  * mainly for the privacy of braille terminal users.
@@ -734,6 +737,7 @@ static void visual_init(struct vc_data *vc, int num, int init)
 	__module_get(vc->vc_sw->owner);
 	vc->vc_num = num;
 	vc->vc_display_fg = &master_display_fg;
+	vc->vc_hidden = init_hide;
 	vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc = &vc->vc_uni_pagedir;
 	vc->vc_uni_pagedir = 0;
 	vc->vc_hi_font_mask = 0;
@@ -2336,6 +2340,9 @@ static void console_callback(struct work_struct *ignored)
 	if (want_console >= 0) {
 		if (want_console != fg_console &&
 		    vc_cons_allocated(want_console)) {
+			if (want_console != SUSPEND_CONSOLE &&
+					fg_console != SUSPEND_CONSOLE)
+				vc_cons[want_console].d->vc_hidden = 0;
 			hide_cursor(vc_cons[fg_console].d);
 			change_console(vc_cons[want_console].d);
 			/* we only changed when the console had already
diff --git a/include/linux/console_struct.h b/include/linux/console_struct.h
index 7f0c329..fc96691 100644
--- a/include/linux/console_struct.h
+++ b/include/linux/console_struct.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct vc_data {
 	unsigned int	vc_can_do_color	: 1;
 	unsigned int	vc_report_mouse : 2;
 	unsigned char	vc_utf		: 1;	/* Unicode UTF-8 encoding */
+	unsigned int    vc_hidden	: 1;    /* Set by vt.init_hide */
 	unsigned char	vc_utf_count;
 		 int	vc_utf_char;
 	unsigned int	vc_tab_stop[8];		/* Tab stops. 256 columns. */
@@ -134,6 +135,6 @@ extern void vc_SAK(struct work_struct *work);
 
 #define CUR_DEFAULT CUR_UNDERLINE
 
-#define CON_IS_VISIBLE(conp) (*conp->vc_display_fg == conp)
+#define CON_IS_VISIBLE(conp) (*conp->vc_display_fg == conp && !conp->vc_hidden)
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_CONSOLE_STRUCT_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/vt.h b/include/linux/vt.h
index b186e04..0dc3e89 100644
--- a/include/linux/vt.h
+++ b/include/linux/vt.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #define VT_UPDATE		0x0004 /* A bigger update occurred */
 #define VT_PREWRITE		0x0005 /* A char is about to be written to the console */
 
+#define SUSPEND_CONSOLE	(MAX_NR_CONSOLES-1)
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE
 
 extern int vt_kmsg_redirect(int new);
diff --git a/kernel/power/console.c b/kernel/power/console.c
index b1dc456..b74bdb8 100644
--- a/kernel/power/console.c
+++ b/kernel/power/console.c
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include "power.h"
 
-#define SUSPEND_CONSOLE	(MAX_NR_CONSOLES-1)
-
 static int orig_fgconsole, orig_kmsg;
 
 int pm_prepare_console(void)
-- 
1.7.10.4

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