From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andi Kleen Subject: Re: VT console need rewrite Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:01:46 +0100 Message-ID: <87mxosla7p.fsf@basil.nowhere.org> References: <1290941875.13526.15.camel@cai.gentoo> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1290941875.13526.15.camel@cai.gentoo> (microcai@fedoraproject.org's message of "Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:57:55 +0800") Sender: linux-console-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: microcai@fedoraproject.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-console@vger.kernel.org Microcai writes: > I'm implementing the UNICODE font of the framebuffer console, (see > http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/26/50 in case you do not got my email). But > current vt code is too bugy, too many direct assumes about vt buffer, > This makes me so hard to hack. There is TODO telling me to add UNICODE > support, but no room for such code, that's why my patch is so tricky. > > And the code itself, if you'll excuse me, it isn't as beautiful as rest > of the kernel. > So, it really really need a clean rewrite.I'm ganna take is hard job. > And, please tell me if is worth to do so. To be honest I have doubts its worth it. This was discussed years and years ago and the conclusion back then that people who need unicode fonts should use them in X or another graphical console environment (there are plenty to chose from these days). Has this changed? -Andi -- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.