[RFC PATCH v3 07/13] vt: Add keyboard hook to disable bootsplash

From: Max Staudt
Date: Wed Jan 17 2018 - 15:58:50 EST


Let's disable the splash if the user presses ESC or F1-F12 on a VT.

The F1-F12 check is to disable the splash on VT switches.

Signed-off-by: Max Staudt <mstaudt@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c b/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c
index f4166263bb3a..a248429194bb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@

#include <asm/irq_regs.h>

+#include <linux/bootsplash.h>
+
extern void ctrl_alt_del(void);

/*
@@ -1353,6 +1355,28 @@ static void kbd_keycode(unsigned int keycode, int down, int hw_raw)
}
#endif

+ /* Trap keys when bootsplash is shown */
+ if (bootsplash_would_render_now()) {
+ /* Deactivate bootsplash on ESC or Alt+Fxx VT switch */
+ if (keycode >= KEY_F1 && keycode <= KEY_F12) {
+ bootsplash_disable();
+
+ /*
+ * No return here since we want to actually
+ * perform the VT switch.
+ */
+ } else {
+ if (keycode == KEY_ESC)
+ bootsplash_disable();
+
+ /*
+ * Just drop any other keys.
+ * Their effect would be hidden by the splash.
+ */
+ return;
+ }
+ }
+
if (kbd->kbdmode == VC_MEDIUMRAW) {
/*
* This is extended medium raw mode, with keys above 127
--
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