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Subject[PATCH 43/79] vt: add an activate and lock
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From: Alan Cox <alan@linux.intel.com>

X and other graphical interfaces need to be able to flip to a console
and lock it into graphics mode without races.

Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
---
drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
include/linux/vt.h | 7 +++++++
2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
index d29fbd4..0fceb8f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -972,6 +972,41 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
}
break;

+ case VT_SETACTIVATE:
+ {
+ struct vt_setactivate vsa;
+
+ if (!perm)
+ goto eperm;
+
+ if (copy_from_user(&vsa, (struct vt_setactivate __user *)arg,
+ sizeof(struct vt_setactivate)))
+ return -EFAULT;
+ if (vsa.console == 0 || vsa.console > MAX_NR_CONSOLES)
+ ret = -ENXIO;
+ else {
+ vsa.console--;
+ acquire_console_sem();
+ ret = vc_allocate(vsa.console);
+ if (ret == 0) {
+ struct vc_data *nvc;
+ /* This is safe providing we don't drop the
+ console sem between vc_allocate and
+ finishing referencing nvc */
+ nvc = vc_cons[vsa.console].d;
+ nvc->vt_mode = vsa.mode;
+ nvc->vt_mode.frsig = 0;
+ put_pid(nvc->vt_pid);
+ nvc->vt_pid = get_pid(task_pid(current));
+ }
+ release_console_sem();
+ if (ret)
+ break;
+ /* Commence switch and lock */
+ set_console(arg);
+ }
+ }
+
/*
* wait until the specified VT has been activated
*/
@@ -1342,7 +1377,8 @@ void vc_SAK(struct work_struct *work)
}

/*
- * Performs the back end of a vt switch
+ * Performs the back end of a vt switch. Called under the console
+ * semaphore.
*/
static void complete_change_console(struct vc_data *vc)
{
diff --git a/include/linux/vt.h b/include/linux/vt.h
index 831daf6..7afca0d 100644
--- a/include/linux/vt.h
+++ b/include/linux/vt.h
@@ -77,4 +77,11 @@ struct vt_event {

#define VT_WAITEVENT 0x560E /* Wait for an event */

+struct vt_setactivate {
+ unsigned int console;
+ struct vt_mode mode;
+};
+
+#define VT_SETACTIVATE 0x560F /* Activate and set the mode of a console */
+
#endif /* _LINUX_VT_H */
--
1.6.4.2


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