[PATCH linux-next] tty: Disable default console blanking interval

From: Tim Gardner
Date: Wed Mar 22 2017 - 09:51:02 EST


BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/869017

Signed-off-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Adam Borowski <kilobyte@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Scot Doyle <lkml14@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

I'm not particularly knowledgable about console issues. Is a blaknking interval
relevant in a post CRT world ? The argument in the bug description seems
compelling.

drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 5c4933b..9c99452 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int console_blanked;

static int vesa_blank_mode; /* 0:none 1:suspendV 2:suspendH 3:powerdown */
static int vesa_off_interval;
-static int blankinterval = 10*60;
+static int blankinterval;
core_param(consoleblank, blankinterval, int, 0444);

static DECLARE_WORK(console_work, console_callback);
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2.7.4