Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:54:30 +0000
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Risto Suominen <risto.suominen@gmail.com>
Cc: adaplas@pol.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vt - fb: hide cursor in graphics mode
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On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:53:45 +0200
Risto Suominen <risto.suominen@gmail.com> wrote:

> 2009/1/22 Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>:
> >
> > NAK. You need to work out what your real problem is I think. When we
> > enter graphics mode we hide the cursor automatically and always have done.
> >
> > See set_cursor() and also do_blank_screen(1)
> >
> Could it be that console != fg_console, and we never reach do_blank_screen?

console != fg_console means that the console you are updating is not the
one displayed - so won't have the cursor on it anyway

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