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DateMon, 09 Nov 2009 12:26:28 +0100
FromClemens Ladisch <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH] vt: make the default cursor shape configurable
Alan Cox wrote:
> Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de> wrote:
> > Make the default console cursor type configurable rather than
> > hard-coding it.
>
> You can set the cursor type at runtime so this all seems unjustified and
> doing this kind of thing at build time is definitely the wrong place.

The justification from Daniel's original patch was:
| For embedded systems, the blinking cursor at startup time can be
| annoying and unintended.

Would a simple "Disable cursor by default" switch more acceptable?


Clemens


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