Re: [kvm-unit-tests RFC 2/3] lib: s390x: sclp: Clear ASCII screen on setup

[Janosch Frank <frankja@linux.ibm.com>]

On 7/3/23 13:57, Claudio Imbrenda wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Jul 2023 13:36:05 +0200
> Janosch Frank <frankja@linux.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 6/30/23 17:25, Claudio Imbrenda wrote:
>>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:54:48 +0000
>>> Janosch Frank <frankja@linux.ibm.com> wrote:
>>>    
>>>> In contrast to the line-mode console the ASCII console will retain
>>>
>>> what's the problem with that?
>>
>> It can be a bit hard to read since you need to find the line where the
>> old output ends and the new one starts.
>>
>>
>> I don't insist on this patch being included, the \r and sclp line mode
>> input patches give me enough usability.
> 
> make it a compile-time option? (default off)
> 
> then you won't need to change the run script, and you can still clear
> the console when you need it (HMC)

Well, the compile-time check made me remember that we have 
lib/s390x/hardware.c. We can simply check for HOST_IS_LPAR and clear 
accordingly.