Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965472AbaFRJfn (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Jun 2014 05:35:43 -0400 Received: from pipebreaker.pl ([109.107.25.67]:35979 "EHLO mother.pipebreaker.pl" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965168AbaFRJfl (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Jun 2014 05:35:41 -0400 X-Greylist: delayed 484 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Wed, 18 Jun 2014 05:35:41 EDT Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:27:31 +0200 From: Tomasz Torcz To: Greg Kroah-Hartman Cc: Jiri Slaby , Tomasz Torcz , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] vt: disable console blanking by default Message-ID: <20140618092730.GD22226@mother.pipebreaker.pl> Mail-Followup-To: Greg Kroah-Hartman , Jiri Slaby , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org >From ea7cf47e3230eda63aa6c46092719437f9bbae8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tomasz Torcz Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:18:06 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] vt: disable console blanking by default Remove default 10 minute blank interval. Instead: never blank by default. "Screensaving" is no longer useful. Today it only provides obstacle when interacting with text console, especially through remote lights-out management solutions. Signed-off-by: Tomasz Torcz --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 ++-- drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 6eaa9cd..0618648 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -710,8 +710,8 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. For now, only VisioBraille is supported. consoleblank= [KNL] The console blank (screen saver) timeout in - seconds. Defaults to 10*60 = 10mins. A value of 0 - disables the blank timer. + seconds. A value of 0 disables the blank timer. + Defaults to never blank. coredump_filter= [KNL] Change the default value for diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c index 5e0f6ff..dbd4f23 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c +++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ int console_blanked; static int vesa_blank_mode; /* 0:none 1:suspendV 2:suspendH 3:powerdown */ static int vesa_off_interval; -static int blankinterval = 10*60; +static int blankinterval; core_param(consoleblank, blankinterval, int, 0444); static DECLARE_WORK(console_work, console_callback); -- 1.9.3 -- Tomasz Torcz Only gods can safely risk perfection, xmpp: zdzichubg@chrome.pl it's a dangerous thing for a man. -- Alia -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/