Re: [PATCH] Fonts: New Terminus large console font

From: Greg KH
Date: Mon Nov 26 2018 - 01:56:56 EST


On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 10:47:34PM -0500, nimrud wrote:
> This patch adds an option to compile-in a high resolution and large
> Terminus (ter16x32) bitmap console font for use with HiDPI and Retina screens.
>
> The font was convereted from standard Terminus ter-i32b.psf (size 16x32)
> with the help of psftools and minor hand editing deleting useless characters.
>
> This patch is non-intrusive, no options are enabled by default so most
> users won't notice a thing.
>
> I am placing my changes under the GPL 2.0 just as source Terminus font.
>
> Signed-off-by: Amanoel Dawod <amanoeladawod@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/linux/font.h | 8 +-
> lib/fonts/Kconfig | 10 +
> lib/fonts/Makefile | 1 +
> lib/fonts/font_ter16x32.c | 2072 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> lib/fonts/fonts.c | 4 +
> 5 files changed, 2092 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 lib/fonts/font_ter16x32.c
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/font.h b/include/linux/font.h
> index d6821769dd1e..8ab5192e8a13 100644
> --- a/include/linux/font.h
> +++ b/include/linux/font.h
> @@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ struct font_desc {
> #define FONT10x18_IDX 5
> #define SUN8x16_IDX 6
> #define SUN12x22_IDX 7
> -#define ACORN8x8_IDX 8
> -#define MINI4x6_IDX 9
> -#define FONT6x10_IDX 10
> +#define TER16x32_IDX 8
> +#define ACORN8x8_IDX 9
> +#define MINI4x6_IDX 10
> +#define FONT6x10_IDX 11

By changing the font names, did you just break anything? Why not just
add your new one at the end of the list?

thanks,

greg k-h