From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
To: deller@gmx.de, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, jirislaby@kernel.org,
simona@ffwll.ch
Cc: linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
linux-serial@vger.kernel.org, sashiko-reviews@lists.linux.dev,
Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] fbcon: Replace fbcon_fill_cursor_mask() with fbcon_cursor_glyph()
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:25:23 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260911094518.78093-6-tzimmermann@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260911094518.78093-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>
The kernel's font library provides font_glyph_cursor() to create cursor
glyphs. Replace fbcon's fbcon_fill_cursor_mask() with a new helper that
uses font_glyph_cursor().
The cursor shapes remain mostly unchanged. The only exception is in
underline cursors for fonts with a size larger than 10. The underlining
dash is now one pixel closer to the font-glyph data, so that the cursor
looks less detached. This follows the style used by vgacon.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
---
drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c | 3 +-
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c | 44 +++++++---------------------
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h | 2 +-
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ccw.c | 3 +-
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_cw.c | 3 +-
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c | 3 +-
6 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c
index 39f44258d793..03b3b18e1fe9 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c
@@ -334,11 +334,10 @@ static void bit_cursor(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info, bool enable,
vc->vc_cursor_type != par->p->cursor_shape ||
par->cursor_state.mask == NULL ||
par->cursor_reset) {
- unsigned char *mask = kmalloc_array(vc->vc_font.height, w, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ unsigned char *mask = fbcon_cursor_glyph(&vc->vc_font, vc->vc_cursor_type);
if (!mask)
return;
- fbcon_fill_cursor_mask(par, vc, mask);
kfree(par->cursor_state.mask);
par->cursor_state.mask = (const char *)mask;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
index 23b3c536d53d..53de2d982692 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
@@ -445,44 +445,20 @@ static void fbcon_del_cursor_work(struct fb_info *info)
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&par->cursor_work);
}
-void fbcon_fill_cursor_mask(struct fbcon_par *par, struct vc_data *vc, unsigned char *mask)
+unsigned char *fbcon_cursor_glyph(const struct vc_font *font, unsigned int cursor_type)
{
- static const unsigned int pattern = 0xffffffff;
- unsigned int pitch = vc_font_pitch(&vc->vc_font);
- unsigned int cur_height, size;
+ unsigned int height = font->height;
+ unsigned char *glyph;
- switch (CUR_SIZE(vc->vc_cursor_type)) {
- case CUR_NONE:
- cur_height = 0;
- break;
- case CUR_UNDERLINE:
- if (vc->vc_font.height < 10)
- cur_height = 1;
- else
- cur_height = 2;
- break;
- case CUR_LOWER_THIRD:
- cur_height = vc->vc_font.height / 3;
- break;
- case CUR_LOWER_HALF:
- cur_height = vc->vc_font.height / 2;
- break;
- case CUR_TWO_THIRDS:
- cur_height = (vc->vc_font.height * 2) / 3;
- break;
- case CUR_BLOCK:
- default:
- cur_height = vc->vc_font.height;
- break;
- }
+ glyph = kmalloc_array(height, vc_font_pitch(font), GFP_ATOMIC);
+ if (!glyph)
+ return NULL;
- size = (vc->vc_font.height - cur_height) * pitch;
- while (size--)
- *mask++ = (unsigned char)~pattern;
+ font_glyph_cursor(font->width, height,
+ vc_font_cursor_start(font, cursor_type),
+ vc_font_cursor_end(font, cursor_type), glyph);
- size = cur_height * pitch;
- while (size--)
- *mask++ = (unsigned char)pattern;
+ return glyph;
}
#ifndef MODULE
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h
index 407d207b14f1..054cf66b15fa 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.h
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ extern void fbcon_set_tileops(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info);
extern void fbcon_set_bitops_ur(struct fbcon_par *par);
extern int soft_cursor(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_cursor *cursor);
-void fbcon_fill_cursor_mask(struct fbcon_par *par, struct vc_data *vc, unsigned char *mask);
+unsigned char *fbcon_cursor_glyph(const struct vc_font *font, unsigned int cursor_type);
#define FBCON_ATTRIBUTE_UNDERLINE 1
#define FBCON_ATTRIBUTE_REVERSE 2
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ccw.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ccw.c
index 33f02d579e02..9a9839631cc5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ccw.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ccw.c
@@ -298,10 +298,9 @@ static void ccw_cursor(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info, bool enable,
par->cursor_reset) {
unsigned char *tmp, *mask;
- tmp = kmalloc_array(vc->vc_font.height, vc_font_pitch(&vc->vc_font), GFP_ATOMIC);
+ tmp = fbcon_cursor_glyph(&vc->vc_font, vc->vc_cursor_type);
if (!tmp)
return;
- fbcon_fill_cursor_mask(par, vc, tmp);
mask = kmalloc_array(vc->vc_font.width, w, GFP_ATOMIC);
if (!mask) {
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_cw.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_cw.c
index bde820967eb9..4cb20337cf79 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_cw.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_cw.c
@@ -281,10 +281,9 @@ static void cw_cursor(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info, bool enable,
par->cursor_reset) {
unsigned char *tmp, *mask;
- tmp = kmalloc_array(vc->vc_font.height, vc_font_pitch(&vc->vc_font), GFP_ATOMIC);
+ tmp = fbcon_cursor_glyph(&vc->vc_font, vc->vc_cursor_type);
if (!tmp)
return;
- fbcon_fill_cursor_mask(par, vc, tmp);
mask = kmalloc_array(vc->vc_font.width, w, GFP_ATOMIC);
if (!mask) {
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c
index eaf08999e249..ac22b9846b79 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c
@@ -328,10 +328,9 @@ static void ud_cursor(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info, bool enable,
par->cursor_reset) {
unsigned char *tmp, *mask;
- tmp = kmalloc_array(vc->vc_font.height, w, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ tmp = fbcon_cursor_glyph(&vc->vc_font, vc->vc_cursor_type);
if (!tmp)
return;
- fbcon_fill_cursor_mask(par, vc, tmp);
mask = kmalloc_array(vc->vc_font.height, w, GFP_ATOMIC);
if (!mask) {
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-11 9:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-11 9:25 [PATCH 0/5] fbcon,vgacon,vt: Share helpers for text cursors Thomas Zimmermann
2026-09-11 9:25 ` [PATCH 1/5] vt: Add cursor-size helpers Thomas Zimmermann
2026-09-11 9:55 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-12 19:01 ` Helge Deller
2026-09-11 9:25 ` [PATCH 2/5] vgacon: Remove trailing whitespaces Thomas Zimmermann
2026-09-11 9:46 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-11 9:25 ` [PATCH 3/5] vgacon: Use vt_font_cursor_{start,end}() Thomas Zimmermann
2026-09-11 9:58 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-11 9:25 ` [PATCH 4/5] lib/fonts: Add font_glyph_cursor() helper Thomas Zimmermann
2026-09-11 9:52 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-11 9:25 ` Thomas Zimmermann [this message]
2026-09-11 9:50 ` [PATCH 5/5] fbcon: Replace fbcon_fill_cursor_mask() with fbcon_cursor_glyph() sashiko-bot
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