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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:45:57 +0800
From: "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] move MAX_NR_CONSOLES from tty.h to vt.h
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Jon Smirl wrote:
> On 6/28/06, Antonino A. Daplas <adaplas@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Jon Smirl wrote:
>> > MAX_NR_CONSOLES is more of a function of the VT layer than the TTY
>> > one. Moving this to vt.h allows all of the framebuffer drivers to
>> > remove their dependency on tty.h. Note that console drivers in
>> > video/console still depend on tty.h but fbdev drivers should not
>> > depend on the tty layer.
>>
>> In fact, none of the VT console drivers should have any dependency
>> on tty.h, only vt.c should.
>>
>> I think, the only thing needed by fbcon (and all other drivers in
>> drivers/video/console) in tty.h is fg_console. We can move that
>> to vt_kern.h instead.
> 
> Do you want to take over this patch and merge it via your tree? Do you
> want to move fg_console or do you want me to?

You can leave it to me.

Tony