Merge branch 'x86-setup-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'x86-setup-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  vgacon: Add support for setting the default cursor state
  vc: Add support for hiding the cursor when creating VTs
  x86, setup: Store the boot cursor state

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 0c80c68..1e3d728 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ static void set_palette(struct vc_data *vc);
 static int printable;		/* Is console ready for printing? */
 int default_utf8 = true;
 module_param(default_utf8, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
+int global_cursor_default = -1;
+module_param(global_cursor_default, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
 /*
  * ignore_poke: don't unblank the screen when things are typed.  This is
@@ -775,6 +777,12 @@ int vc_allocate(unsigned int currcons)	/* return 0 on success */
 		vc_cons[currcons].d = NULL;
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	    }
+
+	    /* If no drivers have overridden us and the user didn't pass a
+	       boot option, default to displaying the cursor */
+	    if (global_cursor_default == -1)
+		    global_cursor_default = 1;
+
 	    vc_init(vc, vc->vc_rows, vc->vc_cols, 1);
 	    vcs_make_sysfs(currcons);
 	    atomic_notifier_call_chain(&vt_notifier_list, VT_ALLOCATE, &param);
@@ -1616,7 +1624,7 @@ static void reset_terminal(struct vc_data *vc, int do_clear)
 	vc->vc_decscnm		= 0;
 	vc->vc_decom		= 0;
 	vc->vc_decawm		= 1;
-	vc->vc_deccm		= 1;
+	vc->vc_deccm		= global_cursor_default;
 	vc->vc_decim		= 0;
 
 	set_kbd(vc, decarm);
@@ -4078,6 +4086,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(fg_console);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_blank_hook);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_blanked);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vc_cons);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(global_cursor_default);
 #ifndef VT_SINGLE_DRIVER
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(take_over_console);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(give_up_console);