From: Tomasz Torcz <tomek@pipebreaker.pl>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>, Tomasz Torcz <tomek@pipebreaker.pl>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] vt: disable console blanking by default
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:27:31 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140618092730.GD22226@mother.pipebreaker.pl> (raw)
>From ea7cf47e3230eda63aa6c46092719437f9bbae8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tomasz Torcz <tomek@pipebreaker.pl>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:18:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] vt: disable console blanking by default
Remove default 10 minute blank interval. Instead: never blank by
default.
"Screensaving" is no longer useful. Today it only provides
obstacle when interacting with text console, especially through
remote lights-out management solutions.
Signed-off-by: Tomasz Torcz <tomek@pipebreaker.pl>
---
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 ++--
drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 6eaa9cd..0618648 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -710,8 +710,8 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
For now, only VisioBraille is supported.
consoleblank= [KNL] The console blank (screen saver) timeout in
- seconds. Defaults to 10*60 = 10mins. A value of 0
- disables the blank timer.
+ seconds. A value of 0 disables the blank timer.
+ Defaults to never blank.
coredump_filter=
[KNL] Change the default value for
diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 5e0f6ff..dbd4f23 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ int console_blanked;
static int vesa_blank_mode; /* 0:none 1:suspendV 2:suspendH 3:powerdown */
static int vesa_off_interval;
-static int blankinterval = 10*60;
+static int blankinterval;
core_param(consoleblank, blankinterval, int, 0444);
static DECLARE_WORK(console_work, console_callback);
--
1.9.3
--
Tomasz Torcz Only gods can safely risk perfection,
xmpp: zdzichubg@chrome.pl it's a dangerous thing for a man. -- Alia
next reply other threads:[~2014-06-18 9:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-06-18 9:27 Tomasz Torcz [this message]
2014-06-22 16:37 ` [PATCH] vt: disable console blanking by default Pavel Machek
2014-06-25 11:41 ` Tomasz Torcz
2014-06-29 20:35 ` Pavel Machek
2014-06-25 12:39 ` One Thousand Gnomes
2014-06-25 19:21 ` Arkadiusz Miskiewicz
2014-06-26 21:35 ` One Thousand Gnomes
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