2007-12-25 23:11:55

by Samuel Thibault

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

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 <[email protected]>

--- 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.

2007-12-25 23:45:35

by H. Peter Anvin

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

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

2007-12-26 08:32:18

by Samuel Thibault

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

H. Peter Anvin, le Tue 25 Dec 2007 15:45:21 -0800, a ?crit :
> 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 <[email protected]>

--- 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.