[PATCH][DOC] Console is utf-8 by default

[PATCH][DOC] Console is utf-8 by default

[Samuel Thibault]

The console is now by default in UTF-8 mode.
Also fix the needed "vt." prefix.

Signed-off-by: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>

---
This documentation fix really deserves going into 2.6.24, else we'll
probably get a lot of bug reports like
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9319
(not that we won't have any...). Maybe that should even be announced in
a more highlighted place?

--- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt	2007-12-23 22:56:31.000000000 +0100
+++ Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt	2007-12-26 00:01:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -527,29 +527,30 @@
 			Format: <area>[,<node>]
 			See also Documentation/networking/decnet.txt.
 
-	default_blu=	[VT]
+	vt.default_blu=	[VT]
 			Format: <blue0>,<blue1>,<blue2>,...,<blue15>
 			Change the default blue palette of the console.
 			This is a 16-member array composed of values
 			ranging from 0-255.
 
-	default_grn=	[VT]
+	vt.default_grn=	[VT]
 			Format: <green0>,<green1>,<green2>,...,<green15>
 			Change the default green palette of the console.
 			This is a 16-member array composed of values
 			ranging from 0-255.
 
-	default_red=	[VT]
+	vt.default_red=	[VT]
 			Format: <red0>,<red1>,<red2>,...,<red15>
 			Change the default red palette of the console.
 			This is a 16-member array composed of values
 			ranging from 0-255.
 
-	default_utf8=   [VT]
+	vt.default_utf8=
+			[VT]
 			Format=<0|1>
 			Set system-wide default UTF-8 mode for all tty's.
-			Default is 0 and by setting to 1, it enables UTF-8
-			mode for all newly opened or allocated terminals.
+			Default is 1, i.e. UTF-8 mode is enabled for all
+			newly opened terminals.
 
 	dhash_entries=	[KNL]
 			Set number of hash buckets for dentry cache.

[PATCH][DOC] Console is utf-8 by default

[Samuel Thibault]

The console is now by default in UTF-8 mode, so let's document this.
BTW, document the needed "vt." prefix.

Signed-off-by: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>

--- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.orig	2007-12-26 00:01:44.000000000 +0100
+++ Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt	2007-12-23 22:56:31.000000000 +0100
@@ -527,30 +527,29 @@
 			Format: <area>[,<node>]
 			See also Documentation/networking/decnet.txt.
 
-	vt.default_blu=	[VT]
+	default_blu=	[VT]
 			Format: <blue0>,<blue1>,<blue2>,...,<blue15>
 			Change the default blue palette of the console.
 			This is a 16-member array composed of values
 			ranging from 0-255.
 
-	vt.default_grn=	[VT]
+	default_grn=	[VT]
 			Format: <green0>,<green1>,<green2>,...,<green15>
 			Change the default green palette of the console.
 			This is a 16-member array composed of values
 			ranging from 0-255.
 
-	vt.default_red=	[VT]
+	default_red=	[VT]
 			Format: <red0>,<red1>,<red2>,...,<red15>
 			Change the default red palette of the console.
 			This is a 16-member array composed of values
 			ranging from 0-255.
 
-	vt.default_utf8=
-			[VT]
+	default_utf8=   [VT]
 			Format=<0|1>
 			Set system-wide default UTF-8 mode for all tty's.
-			Default is 1, i.e. UTF-8 mode is enabled for all
-			newly opened terminals.
+			Default is 0 and by setting to 1, it enables UTF-8
+			mode for all newly opened or allocated terminals.
 
 	dhash_entries=	[KNL]
 			Set number of hash buckets for dentry cache.

Re: [PATCH][DOC] Console is utf-8 by default

[H. Peter Anvin]

Samuel Thibault wrote:
> The console is now by default in UTF-8 mode, so let's document this.
> BTW, document the needed "vt." prefix.
> 
> -	vt.default_blu=	[VT]
> +	default_blu=	[VT]

Reverse patch?

	-hpa

Re: [PATCH][DOC] Console is utf-8 by default

[Samuel Thibault]

H. Peter Anvin, le Tue 25 Dec 2007 15:45:21 -0800, a écrit :
> Samuel Thibault wrote:
> >The console is now by default in UTF-8 mode, so let's document this.
> >BTW, document the needed "vt." prefix.
> >
> >-	vt.default_blu=	[VT]
> >+	default_blu=	[VT]
> 
> Reverse patch?

Erf, yes, it looks like I modified the .orig file.... Here it is again,
in the proper way.


The console is now by default in UTF-8 mode, so let's document this.
BTW, document the needed "vt." prefix.

Signed-off-by: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>

--- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt	2007-12-23 22:56:31.000000000 +0100
+++ Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt	2007-12-26 00:01:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -527,29 +527,30 @@
 			Format: <area>[,<node>]
 			See also Documentation/networking/decnet.txt.
 
-	default_blu=	[VT]
+	vt.default_blu=	[VT]
 			Format: <blue0>,<blue1>,<blue2>,...,<blue15>
 			Change the default blue palette of the console.
 			This is a 16-member array composed of values
 			ranging from 0-255.
 
-	default_grn=	[VT]
+	vt.default_grn=	[VT]
 			Format: <green0>,<green1>,<green2>,...,<green15>
 			Change the default green palette of the console.
 			This is a 16-member array composed of values
 			ranging from 0-255.
 
-	default_red=	[VT]
+	vt.default_red=	[VT]
 			Format: <red0>,<red1>,<red2>,...,<red15>
 			Change the default red palette of the console.
 			This is a 16-member array composed of values
 			ranging from 0-255.
 
-	default_utf8=   [VT]
+	vt.default_utf8=
+			[VT]
 			Format=<0|1>
 			Set system-wide default UTF-8 mode for all tty's.
-			Default is 0 and by setting to 1, it enables UTF-8
-			mode for all newly opened or allocated terminals.
+			Default is 1, i.e. UTF-8 mode is enabled for all
+			newly opened terminals.
 
 	dhash_entries=	[KNL]
 			Set number of hash buckets for dentry cache.