[PATCH] add CONFIG_VT_UNICODE

[Bill Nottingham]

As of now, the kernel defaults to non-unicode and XLATE for the keyboard.
We've been changing this in Fedora, but that requires patching the defaults
in the kernel.

The attached introduces CONFIG_VT_UNICODE, which sets the console in unicode
mode by default on boot, including both the virtual terminal and the keyboard
driver.

Signed-off-by: Bill Nottingham <notting@xxxxxxxxxx>

diff -up linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/keyboard.c.foo linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/keyboard.c
--- linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/keyboard.c.foo	2007-08-30 17:18:54.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/keyboard.c	2007-08-30 17:27:13.000000000 -0400
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ int __init kbd_init(void)
 		kbd_table[i].lockstate = KBD_DEFLOCK;
 		kbd_table[i].slockstate = 0;
 		kbd_table[i].modeflags = KBD_DEFMODE;
-		kbd_table[i].kbdmode = VC_XLATE;
+		kbd_table[i].kbdmode = default_utf8 ? VC_UNICODE : VC_XLATE;
 	}
 
 	error = input_register_handler(&kbd_handler);
diff -up linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c.foo linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
--- linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c.foo	2007-08-30 17:15:45.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c	2007-08-30 17:27:35.000000000 -0400
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ int vt_waitactive(int vt)
 void reset_vc(struct vc_data *vc)
 {
 	vc->vc_mode = KD_TEXT;
-	kbd_table[vc->vc_num].kbdmode = VC_XLATE;
+	kbd_table[vc->vc_num].kbdmode = default_utf8 ? VC_UNICODE : VC_XLATE;
 	vc->vt_mode.mode = VT_AUTO;
 	vc->vt_mode.waitv = 0;
 	vc->vt_mode.relsig = 0;
diff -up linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/Kconfig.foo linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/Kconfig
--- linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/Kconfig.foo	2007-08-30 17:33:41.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/Kconfig	2007-08-30 17:33:46.000000000 -0400
@@ -36,6 +36,23 @@ config VT
 	  If unsure, say Y, or else you won't be able to do much with your new
 	  shiny Linux system :-)
 
+config VT_UNICODE
+	bool "Virtual console is Unicode by default"
+	depends on VT
+	default n
+	---help---
+	  If you say Y here, the virtual terminal will be in UTF-8 by default,
+	  and the keyboard will run in unicode mode.
+
+	  If you say N here, the virtual terminal will not be in UTF-8 by
+	  default, and the keyboard will run in XLATE mode.
+
+	  This can also be changed by passing 'default_utf8=<0|1>' on the
+	  kernel command line.
+
+	  Historically, the kernel has defaulted to non-UTF8 and XLATE mode.
+	  If unsure, say N here.
+
 config VT_CONSOLE
 	bool "Support for console on virtual terminal" if EMBEDDED
 	depends on VT
diff -up linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/vt.c.foo linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/vt.c
--- linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/vt.c.foo	2007-08-30 17:20:02.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/vt.c	2007-08-30 17:26:05.000000000 -0400
@@ -158,7 +158,11 @@ static void blank_screen_t(unsigned long
 static void set_palette(struct vc_data *vc);
 
 static int printable;		/* Is console ready for printing? */
-static int default_utf8;
+#ifdef CONFIG_VT_UNICODE
+int default_utf8 = 1;
+#else
+int default_utf8;
+#endif
 module_param(default_utf8, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
 /*
diff -up linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/sysrq.c.foo linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/sysrq.c
--- linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/sysrq.c.foo	2007-08-30 17:16:20.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.22.noarch/drivers/char/sysrq.c	2007-08-30 17:26:52.000000000 -0400
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ static void sysrq_handle_unraw(int key, 
 	struct kbd_struct *kbd = &kbd_table[fg_console];
 
 	if (kbd)
-		kbd->kbdmode = VC_XLATE;
+		kbd->kbdmode = default_utf8 ? VC_UNICODE : VC_XLATE;
 }
 static struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_unraw_op = {
 	.handler	= sysrq_handle_unraw,
 	.help_msg	= "unRaw",
-	.action_msg	= "Keyboard mode set to XLATE",
+	.action_msg	= "Keyboard mode set to system default",
 	.enable_mask	= SYSRQ_ENABLE_KEYBOARD,
 };
 #else
diff -up linux-2.6.22.x86_64/include/linux/vt_kern.h.foo linux-2.6.22.x86_64/include/linux/vt_kern.h
--- linux-2.6.22.x86_64/include/linux/vt_kern.h.foo	2007-08-30 19:35:29.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.22.x86_64/include/linux/vt_kern.h	2007-08-30 19:35:29.000000000 -0400
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ extern int unbind_con_driver(const struc
 extern char con_buf[CON_BUF_SIZE];
 extern struct mutex con_buf_mtx;
 extern char vt_dont_switch;
+extern int default_utf8;
 
 struct vt_spawn_console {
 	spinlock_t lock;
-
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