vt: make the default cursor shape configurable
authorClemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:45:39 +0000 (16:45 -0800)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:19:57 +0000 (07:19 -0800)
commit9ea9a886b0e8630e12cff515955e7f0f5be32cb1
treebf431e1b000e47982d07c81c3d5f3c1be98d92b8
parent135d5655dc58a24eda64e3f6c192d7d605e10050
vt: make the default cursor shape configurable

For embedded systems, the blinking cursor at startup time can be annoying
and unintended.  Add a new kernel parameter to change the default cursor
shape.

Signed-off-by: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>
Cc: Daniel Mack <daniel@caiaq.de>
Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Cc: David Newall <davidn@davidnewall.com>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
drivers/char/vt.c