Re: [RESUBMIT] [PATCH] Use BIOS Keyboard variable to set Numlock

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 02/29/2012 03:43 AM, Joshua C. wrote:
> I got the idea that we should somehow check the kbd_state and set the
> numlock accordingly but this is behind my capabilities. I tried
> several times to read those boot_params but I have no idea how to do
> it. Where are they stored, how to access them? Help anyone?

There is a global variable called boot_params; the prototype for it is 
defined in <asm/setup.h>.

So as long as you are on an x86 architecture you can just #include 
<asm/setup.h> and just access the boot_params structure directly (with 
the patch provided to add the new field.)

	-hpa
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