On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 7:53 AM, Wang YanQing <udknight@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> FONT_8x8 and FONT_8x16 have the same default value line:
> "default y if !SPARC && !FONTS"
>
> I test run "make defconfig" for x86 will enable FONT_8x8 and FONT_8x16 at
> the same time.
>
> This patch fix it, because FONT_AUTOSELECT choice FONT_8x16, so
> I decide to disable FONT_8x8, this patch will reduce size of kernel.
... at the expense of losing FONT_8x8...
In another email, you wrote:
| Sorry for confusion, the default behavior enable FONT_8x8 and FONT_8x16,
| FONT_8x8 eat ~50KB memory, but kernel never use it. I think this is not
| good default behavior.
Whether FONT_8x8 or FONT_8x16 is used depends on your screen resolution,
cfr. lib/fonts/font.c:get_default_font().
If you don't want to compile in FONT_8x8, then please enable CONFIG_FONTS,
and disable CONFIG_FONT_8x8.
> Signed-off-by: Wang YanQing <udknight@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> lib/fonts/Kconfig | 1 -
> 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/lib/fonts/Kconfig b/lib/fonts/Kconfig
> index 34fd931..11d3758 100644
> --- a/lib/fonts/Kconfig
> +++ b/lib/fonts/Kconfig
> @@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ config FONTS
> config FONT_8x8
> bool "VGA 8x8 font" if FONTS
> depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
> - default y if !SPARC && !FONTS
> help
> This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one
> provided by the text console 80x50 (and higher) modes).
> --
> 1.8.3.4.8.g69490f3.dirty
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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