Virtual console documentation

[Boris B. <bo...@ki...>]

Hi all.

I am trying to put together a documentation of how the Virtual Console works under GNU/Linux system as part of LKDP project at http://www.freesoftware.fsf.org/lkdp/ . I decided to go for a 2.5/2.6 kernel code.

So far i have put together preliminary ToC, which will likely change as the code evolves.

For start i will dig through Input code and maybe through Unix98 PTY as these two parts will not change much (am i wrong ?? ).

I would like to hear your opinions/suggestions on this.


Chapters:

	Virtual Console overview [*]
		How the kernel starts the console
		Console data structures
		Device operations(tty)

	Virtual Console control [*]
		Describes how VC are switched between, how another driver takes			over control of console, changing key codes, changing fonts,			console blanking etc.

	Screen control [*]
		Describes screen control functions, (char) attributes,				cursor functions, char printing, scrooling, etc.	

	Output drivers [*]
		Dummy console
		Video mode selection support
		VGA text console
		MDA text console (dual-headed)
		Framebuffer console
		SGI Newport console
		SPARC PROM console

	Input layer
		Input core
		Keyboard interface
		USB HID
		Mouse interface
		Joystick interface
		Event interface
		Touchscreen interface
		Gameport support
		Serial i/o support (PC keyboard, PS/2 mouse...)
		Joysticks
		*Parallel port keyboard [+ other input controllers?]
		Input device drivers [maybe a chapter?]
			Keyboards
			Mice
			Joysticks
			Touchscreens

	Misc
		Speaker
		Console on line printer
		Unix98 PTY support
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Chapters marked with [*] are on hold.

-- 
With best regards,

		Boris B.