Re: Alt-arrow console switch sometimes dropped

[Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>]

In message <20040103133746.GA516@elf.ucw.cz> you write:
> Hi!
> 
> Alt-arrow console switch is routinely dropped under high load. This
> patch fixes it: alt-arrow has to start from console _we want to switch
> to_, if switch is already pending. Please apply,
> 								Pavel

Sure, but a comment would be nice:

	/* Currently switching?  Queue this next switch relative to that. */

Thanks,
Trivial Rusty.

> Index: linux.new/drivers/char/keyboard.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux.new.orig/drivers/char/keyboard.c	2003-12-25 13:28:51.000000000 +0100
> +++ linux.new/drivers/char/keyboard.c	2003-12-25 13:29:08.000000000 +0100
> @@ -507,8 +528,12 @@
>  static void fn_inc_console(struct vc_data *vc, struct pt_regs *regs)
>  {
>  	int i;
> +	int cur = fg_console;
>  
> -	for (i = fg_console+1; i != fg_console; i++) {
> +	if (want_console != -1)
> +		cur = want_console;
> +
> +	for (i = cur+1; i != cur; i++) {
>  		if (i == MAX_NR_CONSOLES)
>  			i = 0;
>  		if (vc_cons_allocated(i))
> 
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