| Message ID | 20180718010242.5254-4-nicolas.pitre@linaro.org |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | follow-up to the unicode vt console series | expand |
On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 3:02 AM Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@linaro.org> wrote: > Also mention that the traditional devices provide glyph values whereas > /dev/vcsu* is unicode based. > > Suggested-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> > Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@linaro.org> Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be> Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that. -- Linus Torvalds
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt index 4ec843123c..1649117e60 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt @@ -173,14 +173,18 @@ they are redirected through the parport multiplex layer. 7 char Virtual console capture devices - 0 = /dev/vcs Current vc text contents - 1 = /dev/vcs1 tty1 text contents + 0 = /dev/vcs Current vc text (glyph) contents + 1 = /dev/vcs1 tty1 text (glyph) contents ... - 63 = /dev/vcs63 tty63 text contents - 128 = /dev/vcsa Current vc text/attribute contents - 129 = /dev/vcsa1 tty1 text/attribute contents + 63 = /dev/vcs63 tty63 text (glyph) contents + 64 = /dev/vcsu Current vc text (unicode) contents + 65 = /dev/vcsu1 tty1 text (unicode) contents ... - 191 = /dev/vcsa63 tty63 text/attribute contents + 127 = /dev/vcsu63 tty63 text (unicode) contents + 128 = /dev/vcsa Current vc text/attribute (glyph) contents + 129 = /dev/vcsa1 tty1 text/attribute (glyph) contents + ... + 191 = /dev/vcsa63 tty63 text/attribute (glyph) contents NOTE: These devices permit both read and write access.
Also mention that the traditional devices provide glyph values whereas /dev/vcsu* is unicode based. Suggested-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@linaro.org> --- Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt | 16 ++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) -- 2.17.1