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From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: Marcin Slusarz <marcin.slusarz@gmail.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Antonino Daplas <adaplas@gmail.com>,
	Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@wp.pl>,
	linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] vgacon: remember scrollback buffer on console switch
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:00:56 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081029140056.GA1469@ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20081025224247.GA25497@joi>

Hi!

> > If so, it would be much much better to make this feature switchable at
> > runtime (module parameter/boot option or a /proc or /sys knob).
> 
> /sys knob seems to be the most flexible option.
> 
> /sys/class/vtconsole/vtconX/persistent_history? 0/1

0/number-of-lines-to-remember?
								Pavel

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      parent reply	other threads:[~2008-10-29 14:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-10-25 19:58 [PATCH RESEND] vgacon: remember scrollback buffer on console switch Marcin Slusarz
2008-10-25 20:46 ` Andrew Morton
2008-10-25 22:43   ` Marcin Slusarz
2008-10-25 23:14     ` Andrew Morton
2008-10-29 14:00     ` Pavel Machek [this message]

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