Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 25 Feb 2006 00:15:33 -0800 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: [-mm patch] x86: start early_printk at sensible screen row |
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Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> wrote: > > Use boot info to start early_printk() at the proper row on VGA console. >
Define "proper".
> > --- 2.6.16-rc4-mm2-64.orig/arch/x86_64/kernel/early_printk.c > +++ 2.6.16-rc4-mm2-64/arch/x86_64/kernel/early_printk.c > @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ int __init setup_early_printk(char *opt) > && SCREEN_INFO.orig_video_isVGA == 1) { > max_xpos = SCREEN_INFO.orig_video_cols; > max_ypos = SCREEN_INFO.orig_video_lines; > - current_ypos = max_ypos; > + current_ypos = SCREEN_INFO.orig_y; > early_console = &early_vga_console; > } else if (!strncmp(buf, "simnow", 6)) { > simnow_init(buf + 6);
Is that the place at which the boot loader left the cursor?
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