On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 09:08:50PM +0100, Jiri Slaby wrote: > On 24. 02. 25, 19:22, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > > Hello, Greg. > > > > On Sun, Feb 23, 2025 at 08:47:53 +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > > > On Sat, Feb 22, 2025 at 03:36:12PM +0000, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > > > > On Sat, Feb 22, 2025 at 09:48:32 +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > > > > [ .... ] > > > > > > But I think you are also asking why I use the console at all. That's > > > > a fair question which I'll try to answer. > > > > > I'm not disputing using the console, it's the vt layer that I'm talking > > > about. The DRM developers have the long-term goal of getting rid of > > > CONFIG_VT which will remove a ton of mess that we have overall. > > > DRM-based consoles should provide the same functionality that a vt > > > console does today. If not, please let them know so that the remaining > > > corner cases can be resolved. > > > > Does a DRM based console exist at the moment? I spent quite some time > > looking for it yesterday, but found nothing. > > I didn't read the thread, but are you looking e.g. for kmscon? Yes, that is what I was referring to, but couldn't remember the name, thanks for the pointer. greg k-h
