Re: console struct cleanup

[Dominik K. <dom...@un...>]

On Sat, Apr 08, 2000 at 01:53:25PM -0400, James Simmons wrote:

> console.h just have the basic functions to get a console going
> independent of the hardware underneath. vc_data represents the virtual
> console. We could seperate out the VT switching code and make it generic.
> This allows for VCs on serial consoles and other types of consoles. Thus 
> vc_data can act as a place to store the console current state on VT
> switching. Move all video terminal related data to vt_kern.h. Get ride of
> kd.h and merge it in its proper place. So what do you think ? Opinions,
> flames :->

There is entirely too much "magic"  going on in console.c. All those macros
in console_macros.h, i  really hate them. I am pretty  much inclined to rip
the thing apart an just pass _one_ pointer around like *BSD does in pcvt. I
think we're in for a major clean-up job here...

Yours,
  Dominik Kubla
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