[PATCH 03/13] vt: Store font in struct vc_font
From: Thomas Zimmermann
Date: Wed Feb 18 2026 - 03:39:18 EST
Replace struct console_font with struct vc_font for the type of the
vc_font field of struct vc_data. Struct console_font is UAPI, which
prevents further changes. Hence a new data type is required.
Struct console_font has a documented vertical pitch of 32 bytes. This
is not the case after the font data has been loaded into the kernel.
Changing the type of vc_font addresses this inconsistency.
The font data is now declared as constant, as it might come from the
kernel's read-only section. There's some fallout throughout the console
code where non-const variables refer to it. Fix them. A later update
will declare the font data to a dedicated data type.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c | 11 +++++------
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c | 4 ++--
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h | 4 ++--
include/linux/console_struct.h | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
4 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c
index 085ffb44c51a..7478accea8ec 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
/*
* Accelerated handlers.
*/
-static void update_attr(u8 *dst, u8 *src, int attribute,
- struct vc_data *vc)
+static void update_attr(u8 *dst, const u8 *src, int attribute, struct vc_data *vc)
{
int i, offset = (vc->vc_font.height < 10) ? 1 : 2;
int width = DIV_ROUND_UP(vc->vc_font.width, 8);
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ static inline void bit_putcs_aligned(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info,
u16 charmask = vc->vc_hi_font_mask ? 0x1ff : 0xff;
unsigned int charcnt = vc->vc_font.charcount;
u32 idx = vc->vc_font.width >> 3;
- u8 *src;
+ const u8 *src;
while (cnt--) {
u16 ch = scr_readw(s++) & charmask;
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ static inline void bit_putcs_unaligned(struct vc_data *vc,
u32 shift_low = 0, mod = vc->vc_font.width % 8;
u32 shift_high = 8;
u32 idx = vc->vc_font.width >> 3;
- u8 *src;
+ const u8 *src;
while (cnt--) {
u16 ch = scr_readw(s++) & charmask;
@@ -267,7 +266,7 @@ static void bit_cursor(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info, bool enable,
int y = real_y(par->p, vc->state.y);
int attribute, use_sw = vc->vc_cursor_type & CUR_SW;
int err = 1;
- char *src;
+ const u8 *src;
cursor.set = 0;
@@ -278,7 +277,7 @@ static void bit_cursor(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info, bool enable,
attribute = get_attribute(info, c);
src = vc->vc_font.data + ((c & charmask) * (w * vc->vc_font.height));
- if (par->cursor_state.image.data != src ||
+ if (par->cursor_state.image.data != (const char *)src ||
par->cursor_reset) {
par->cursor_state.image.data = src;
cursor.set |= FB_CUR_SETIMAGE;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
index 34ea14412ace..5467b37b1441 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
@@ -2291,7 +2291,7 @@ static bool fbcon_blank(struct vc_data *vc, enum vesa_blank_mode blank,
static int fbcon_get_font(struct vc_data *vc, struct console_font *font, unsigned int vpitch)
{
- u8 *fontdata = vc->vc_font.data;
+ const u8 *fontdata = vc->vc_font.data;
u8 *data = font->data;
int i, j;
@@ -2422,7 +2422,7 @@ static int fbcon_do_set_font(struct vc_data *vc, int w, int h, int charcount,
struct fbcon_par *par = info->fbcon_par;
struct fbcon_display *p = &fb_display[vc->vc_num];
int resize, ret, old_userfont, old_width, old_height, old_charcount;
- u8 *old_data = vc->vc_font.data;
+ const u8 *old_data = vc->vc_font.data;
resize = (w != vc->vc_font.width) || (h != vc->vc_font.height);
vc->vc_font.data = (void *)(p->fontdata = data);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h
index fca14e9b729b..3f4386a40237 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ struct fbcon_par {
int rotate;
int cur_rotate;
char *cursor_data;
- u8 *fontbuffer;
- u8 *fontdata;
+ u8 *fontbuffer;
+ const u8 *fontdata;
u8 *cursor_src;
u32 cursor_size;
u32 fd_size;
diff --git a/include/linux/console_struct.h b/include/linux/console_struct.h
index ebdb9750d348..7fdcae6ed49c 100644
--- a/include/linux/console_struct.h
+++ b/include/linux/console_struct.h
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
#ifndef _LINUX_CONSOLE_STRUCT_H
#define _LINUX_CONSOLE_STRUCT_H
-#include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/math.h>
#include <linux/vt.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
#include <linux/workqueue.h>
struct uni_pagedict;
@@ -58,6 +59,30 @@ struct vc_state {
bool reverse;
};
+/**
+ * struct vc_font - Describes a font
+ * @width: The width of a single glyph in bits
+ * @height: The height of a single glyph in scanlines
+ * @charcount: The number of glyphs in the font
+ * @data: The raw font data
+ *
+ * Font data is organized as an array of glyphs. Each glyph is a bitmap with
+ * set bits indicating the foreground color. Unset bits indicate background
+ * color. The fields @width and @height store a single glyph's number of
+ * horizontal bits and vertical scanlines. If width is not a multiple of 8,
+ * there are trailing bits to fill up the byte. These bits should not be drawn.
+ *
+ * The field @data points to the first glphy's first byte. The value @charcount
+ * gives the number of glyphs in the font. There are no empty scanlines between
+ * two adjacent glyphs.
+ */
+struct vc_font {
+ unsigned int width;
+ unsigned int height;
+ unsigned int charcount;
+ const unsigned char *data;
+};
+
/*
* Example: vc_data of a console that was scrolled 3 lines down.
*
@@ -122,7 +147,7 @@ struct vc_data {
unsigned long vc_pos; /* Cursor address */
/* fonts */
unsigned short vc_hi_font_mask; /* [#] Attribute set for upper 256 chars of font or 0 if not supported */
- struct console_font vc_font; /* Current VC font set */
+ struct vc_font vc_font; /* Current VC font set */
unsigned short vc_video_erase_char; /* Background erase character */
/* VT terminal data */
unsigned int vc_state; /* Escape sequence parser state */
--
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