Re: [PATCH] vt: Add enable module parameter

From: Nicolas Pitre

Date: Mon Jan 26 2026 - 12:25:07 EST


On Mon, 26 Jan 2026, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 02:05:36PM +0100, Jocelyn Falempe wrote:
> > I think that one of the reason, is that if you switch off VT, of course some
> > users will complain, as it has a lot of implications.
>
> Again, that's a distro's policy decision to make, don't force the kernel
> to support a wishy-washy distro's decision :)

As a daily VT user for my primary Linux interface due to accessibility
needs, I'm baffled by the idea of distributions removing this support.

Of course this has lots of implications. For many users with
disabilities, VT is not optional - it's the only _fully_ usable
interface.

Consider this my official objection. Just don't do that.


Nicolas