[RFC v2] WIP: fbconsole: not so dirty font selection via param_enum

[Antony Pavlov]

On Wed, 15 Jul 2015 07:45:32 +0200
Sascha Hauer <s.hauer at pengutronix.de> wrote:

> Hi Antony,
> 
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 12:56:34PM +0300, Antony Pavlov wrote:
> > Alas I can't find any tab-complition for param_enum,
> > so addition 'fonts' command is introduced.
> > 
> > Usage example:
> > ==============
> > 
> >     barebox at barebox sandbox:/ fonts
> >     VGA8x16
> >     MINI4x6
> >     barebox at barebox sandbox:/ fbconsole0.font=MINI4x6
> >     barebox at barebox sandbox:/ fbconsole0.active=o
> >     fb0: framebuffer console 160x80 activated
> >     barebox at barebox sandbox:/ fbconsole0.font=VGA8x16
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Antony Pavlov <antonynpavlov at gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/video/fbconsole.c | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
> >  include/linux/font.h      | 11 ++++++---
> >  lib/fonts/fonts.c         | 39 ++++++++++++++++--------------
> >  3 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/video/fbconsole.c b/drivers/video/fbconsole.c
> > index 36fd138..7df89ab 100644
> > --- a/drivers/video/fbconsole.c
> > +++ b/drivers/video/fbconsole.c
> > @@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ struct fbc_priv {
> >  	struct fb_info *fb;
> >  
> >  	struct screen *sc;
> > +
> > +	struct param_d *par_font;
> > +	int par_font_val;
> > +
> >  /* FIXME */
> >  #define VIDEO_FONT_CHARS 256
> >  	struct image *chars[VIDEO_FONT_CHARS];
> > @@ -47,6 +51,16 @@ static int fbc_tstc(struct console_device *cdev)
> >  	return 0;
> >  }
> >  
> > +static void cls(struct fbc_priv *priv)
> > +{
> > +	void *buf = gui_screen_render_buffer(priv->sc);
> > +
> > +	memset(buf, 0, priv->fb->line_length * priv->fb->yres);
> > +
> > +	priv->x = 0;
> > +	priv->y = 0;
> 
> I found out this is not entirely correct. Clearing the screen (\e[2J)
> and putting the cursor top left (\e[;H) are two different things.
> 
> I integrated the changes from this patch, but changed cls() not to put
> the cursor in home position.
> 
> Also I integrated some other changes:
> 
> - Fix fbc_set_active, no longer lose memory when called multiple times
> - Add 7x14 font
> - properly export get_pixel
> - Add fb_enable/fb_disable function so that we do not have to call into
>   the fb_info ops directly
> - Make splash screen work again, was broken by "graphics_utils: Let
>   fb_open allocate the screen"
> 
> Checkout the result on -next.

So my fbconsole TODO list contain only one position:

  - add Documentation.

Have you any fbconsole TODOs?




-- 
Best regards,
  Antony Pavlov