Re: [PATCH] Software Suspend: Fix suspend when console is in VT_AUTO/KD_GRAPHICS mode

[Matthew Garrett]

On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 10:08:05AM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:

> So... if current console is graphical, we leave X accessing the
> console... That's bad, because video state is not going to be
> restored...?

A graphical console is not necessarily X. Is there any requirement for 
there to be a single VT that isn't in text mode? The vt switching is 
a hack, we shouldn't make life difficult for people who have their own 
userspace code that's entirely capable of restoring video state on its 
own.

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Matthew Garrett | mjg59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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