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* [PATCH] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles
@ 2014-05-30 13:27 Manuel Schölling
  2014-05-30 14:28 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
                   ` (2 more replies)
  0 siblings, 3 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Manuel Schölling @ 2014-05-30 13:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: plagnioj
  Cc: tomi.valkeinen, geert, broonie, rdunlap, dh.herrmann, airlied,
	mtosatti, linux-fbdev, linux-kernel, Manuel Schölling

Add a scrollback buffers for each VGA console. The benefit is that
the scrollback history is not flushed when switching between consoles
but is persistent.
The buffers are allocated on demand when a new console is opened.

Signed-off-by: Manuel Schölling <manuel.schoelling@gmx.de>
---
 drivers/video/console/Kconfig  |    6 +-
 drivers/video/console/vgacon.c |  124 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 2 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
index fe1cd01..d7ec96c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
 	 RAM to allocate for this buffer.  If unsure, say 'N'.
 
 config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE
-       int "Scrollback Buffer Size (in KB)"
+       int "Scrollback Buffer Size per console (in KB)"
        depends on VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
        range 1 1024
        default "64"
        help
          Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for the scrollback
-	 buffer.  Each 64KB will give you approximately 16 80x25
-	 screenfuls of scrollback buffer
+	 buffer for each VGA console. Each 64KB will give you approximately
+	 16 80x25 screenfuls of scrollback buffer.
 
 config MDA_CONSOLE
 	depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index 9d8feac..215eafb 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -181,75 +181,101 @@ static inline void vga_set_mem_top(struct vc_data *c)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
 /* software scrollback */
-static void *vgacon_scrollback;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_tail;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_size;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_rows;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cur;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_save;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_restore;
-
-static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int pitch)
+struct vgacon_scrollback_info {
+	void *data;
+	int tail;
+	int size;
+	int rows;
+	int cnt;
+	int cur;
+	int save;
+	int restore;
+} vgacon_scrollbacks[MAX_NR_CONSOLES];
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int vc_num)
 {
+	int pitch = vga_video_num_columns * 2;
 	int rows = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024/pitch;
+	void *data;
 
-	if (vgacon_scrollback) {
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_rows = rows - 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_size = rows * pitch;
+	data = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	if (!data) {
+		pr_warn("VGAcon: failed to allocate memory for scrollback.\n");
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data = NULL;
+		return;
 	}
+
+	vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data = data;
+	vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].cnt  = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].tail = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].cur  = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].rows = rows - 1;
+	vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].size = rows * pitch;
+}
+
+static void vgacon_switch_scrollback(int vc_num)
+{
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
 }
 
 static void vgacon_scrollback_startup(void)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(vga_video_num_columns * 2);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_CONSOLES; ++i)
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[i].data = NULL;
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_init(0);
 }
 
 static void vgacon_scrollback_update(struct vc_data *c, int t, int count)
 {
+	struct vgacon_scrollback_info *scrollback;
 	void *p;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_size || c->vc_num != fg_console)
+	scrollback = &vgacon_scrollbacks[c->vc_num];
+	if (!scrollback->data || !scrollback->size)
 		return;
 
 	p = (void *) (c->vc_origin + t * c->vc_size_row);
 
 	while (count--) {
-		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback + vgacon_scrollback_tail,
+		scr_memcpyw(scrollback->data + scrollback->tail,
 			    p, c->vc_size_row);
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt++;
+		scrollback->cnt++;
 		p += c->vc_size_row;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail += c->vc_size_row;
+		scrollback->tail += c->vc_size_row;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_tail >= vgacon_scrollback_size)
-			vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
+		if (scrollback->tail >= scrollback->size)
+			scrollback->tail = 0;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_cnt > vgacon_scrollback_rows)
-			vgacon_scrollback_cnt = vgacon_scrollback_rows;
+		if (scrollback->cnt > scrollback->rows)
+			scrollback->cnt = scrollback->rows;
 
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		scrollback->cur = scrollback->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback_save = 0;
+	struct vgacon_scrollback_info *scrollback;
+
+	scrollback = &vgacon_scrollbacks[c->vc_num];
+	scrollback->save = 0;
 
-	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_restore) {
+	if (!vga_is_gfx && !scrollback->restore) {
 		scr_memcpyw((u16 *) c->vc_origin, (u16 *) c->vc_screenbuf,
 			    c->vc_screenbuf_size > vga_vram_size ?
 			    vga_vram_size : c->vc_screenbuf_size);
-		vgacon_scrollback_restore = 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		scrollback->restore = 1;
+		scrollback->cur = scrollback->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
 static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 {
+	struct vgacon_scrollback_info *scrollback;
 	int start, end, count, soff;
 
 	if (!lines) {
@@ -258,41 +284,42 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback)
+	scrollback = &vgacon_scrollbacks[c->vc_num];
+	if (!scrollback->data)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_save) {
+	if (!scrollback->save) {
 		vgacon_cursor(c, CM_ERASE);
 		vgacon_save_screen(c);
-		vgacon_scrollback_save = 1;
+		scrollback->save = 1;
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_restore = 0;
-	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur + lines;
+	scrollback->restore = 0;
+	start = scrollback->cur + lines;
 	end = start + abs(lines);
 
 	if (start < 0)
 		start = 0;
 
-	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		start = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (start > scrollback->cnt)
+		start = scrollback->cnt;
 
 	if (end < 0)
 		end = 0;
 
-	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		end = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (end > scrollback->cnt)
+		end = scrollback->cnt;
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_cur = start;
+	scrollback->cur = start;
 	count = end - start;
-	soff = vgacon_scrollback_tail - ((vgacon_scrollback_cnt - end) *
+	soff = scrollback->tail - ((scrollback->cnt - end) *
 					 c->vc_size_row);
 	soff -= count * c->vc_size_row;
 
 	if (soff < 0)
-		soff += vgacon_scrollback_size;
+		soff += scrollback->size;
 
-	count = vgacon_scrollback_cnt - start;
+	count = scrollback->cnt - start;
 
 	if (count > c->vc_rows)
 		count = c->vc_rows;
@@ -306,13 +333,13 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 
 		count *= c->vc_size_row;
 		/* how much memory to end of buffer left? */
-		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_size - soff);
-		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback + soff, copysize);
+		copysize = min(count, scrollback->size - soff);
+		scr_memcpyw(d, scrollback->data + soff, copysize);
 		d += copysize;
 		count -= copysize;
 
 		if (count) {
-			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback, count);
+			scr_memcpyw(d, scrollback->data, count);
 			d += count;
 		}
 
@@ -327,6 +354,7 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_startup(...) do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_init(...)    do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_update(...)  do { } while (0)
+#define vgacon_switch_scrollback(...)  do { } while (0)
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
@@ -842,7 +870,7 @@ static int vgacon_switch(struct vc_data *c)
 			vgacon_doresize(c, c->vc_cols, c->vc_rows);
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(c->vc_size_row);
+	vgacon_switch_scrollback(c->vc_num);
 	return 0;		/* Redrawing not needed */
 }
 
-- 
1.7.10.4


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* Re: [PATCH] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles
  2014-05-30 13:27 [PATCH] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles Manuel Schölling
@ 2014-05-30 14:28 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
  2014-05-30 14:57   ` Manuel Schoelling
  2014-05-30 17:06 ` Randy Dunlap
  2014-05-30 22:26 ` Jakub Wilk
  2 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: Geert Uytterhoeven @ 2014-05-30 14:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Manuel Schölling
  Cc: Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD, Tomi Valkeinen, Mark Brown,
	Randy Dunlap, David Herrmann, Dave Airlie, Marcelo Tosatti,
	Linux Fbdev development list, linux-kernel

Hi Manuel,

On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 3:27 PM, Manuel Schölling
<manuel.schoelling@gmx.de> wrote:
> Add a scrollback buffers for each VGA console. The benefit is that
> the scrollback history is not flushed when switching between consoles
> but is persistent.
> The buffers are allocated on demand when a new console is opened.

Thanks for your patch!

I see two issues with this feature:
  1. Before, the single (default 64 KiB) buffer was allocated at startup.
     Now you will allocate a buffer each time a new console is opened.
     Depending on memory fragmentation, this may fail.
  2. People with RAM-constrained systems may not like this.
     Can it be a config option?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

--
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org

In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
                                -- Linus Torvalds

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* Re: [PATCH] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles
  2014-05-30 14:28 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
@ 2014-05-30 14:57   ` Manuel Schoelling
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Manuel Schoelling @ 2014-05-30 14:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Geert Uytterhoeven
  Cc: Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD, Tomi Valkeinen, Mark Brown,
	Randy Dunlap, David Herrmann, Dave Airlie, Marcelo Tosatti,
	Linux Fbdev development list, linux-kernel

Hi Geert,

On Fr, 2014-05-30 at 16:28 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
Hi Manuel,
> 
> On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 3:27 PM, Manuel Schölling
> <manuel.schoelling@gmx.de> wrote:
> > Add a scrollback buffers for each VGA console. The benefit is that
> > the scrollback history is not flushed when switching between
consoles
> > but is persistent.
> > The buffers are allocated on demand when a new console is opened.
> 
> Thanks for your patch!
> 
> I see two issues with this feature:
>   1. Before, the single (default 64 KiB) buffer was allocated at
startup.
>      Now you will allocate a buffer each time a new console is opened.
>      Depending on memory fragmentation, this may fail.
Indeed, if allocation fails, scrollbuffer[vc_num]->data will stay NULL
and scrolling will be disabled for that console. Is that ok or would you
prefer another behavior of the kernel?

>  2. People with RAM-constrained systems may not like this.
>      Can it be a config option?
Sure, I will add an option for that.

> 
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
>                         Geert
> 
> --
> Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 --
geert@linux-m68k.org
> 
> In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a
hacker. But
> when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something
like that.
>                                 -- Linus Torvalds
> 


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* Re: [PATCH] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles
  2014-05-30 13:27 [PATCH] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles Manuel Schölling
  2014-05-30 14:28 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
@ 2014-05-30 17:06 ` Randy Dunlap
  2014-05-30 22:26 ` Jakub Wilk
  2 siblings, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Randy Dunlap @ 2014-05-30 17:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Manuel Schölling, plagnioj
  Cc: tomi.valkeinen, geert, broonie, dh.herrmann, airlied, mtosatti,
	linux-fbdev, linux-kernel

On 05/30/2014 06:27 AM, Manuel Schölling wrote:
> ---
>  drivers/video/console/Kconfig  |    6 +-
>  drivers/video/console/vgacon.c |  124 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
>  2 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
> index fe1cd01..d7ec96c 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
> @@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
>  	 RAM to allocate for this buffer.  If unsure, say 'N'.
>  
>  config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE
> -       int "Scrollback Buffer Size (in KB)"
> +       int "Scrollback Buffer Size per console (in KB)"
>         depends on VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
>         range 1 1024
>         default "64"
>         help
>           Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for the scrollback
> -	 buffer.  Each 64KB will give you approximately 16 80x25
> -	 screenfuls of scrollback buffer
> +	 buffer for each VGA console. Each 64KB will give you approximately
> +	 16 80x25 screenfuls of scrollback buffer.

Nitpick: CodingStyle says to indent help text 1 tab + 2 spaces.

>  
>  config MDA_CONSOLE
>  	depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA

-- 
~Randy

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* Re: [PATCH] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles
  2014-05-30 13:27 [PATCH] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles Manuel Schölling
  2014-05-30 14:28 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
  2014-05-30 17:06 ` Randy Dunlap
@ 2014-05-30 22:26 ` Jakub Wilk
  2014-05-31  9:49   ` Manuel Schoelling
  2 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: Jakub Wilk @ 2014-05-30 22:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Manuel Schölling
  Cc: plagnioj, tomi.valkeinen, geert, broonie, rdunlap, dh.herrmann,
	airlied, mtosatti, linux-fbdev, linux-kernel

* Manuel Schölling <manuel.schoelling@gmx.de>, 2014-05-30, 15:27:
>Add a scrollback buffers for each VGA console. The benefit is that the 
>scrollback history is not flushed when switching between consoles but 
>is persistent.

Some people rely on this scrollback flushing as a security feature. Is 
there even another way to clear the scrollback, than to switch to 
another vt and then back again?

Debian ships this:
http://manpages.debian.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=clear_console
https://sources.debian.net/src/bash/4.2%2Bdfsg-0.1/debian/clear_console.c

-- 
Jakub Wilk

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* Re: [PATCH] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles
  2014-05-30 22:26 ` Jakub Wilk
@ 2014-05-31  9:49   ` Manuel Schoelling
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Manuel Schoelling @ 2014-05-31  9:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jakub Wilk
  Cc: plagnioj, tomi.valkeinen, geert, broonie, rdunlap, dh.herrmann,
	airlied, mtosatti, linux-fbdev, linux-kernel

On Sa, 2014-05-31 at 00:26 +0200, Jakub Wilk wrote:
> * Manuel Schölling <manuel.schoelling@gmx.de>, 2014-05-30, 15:27:
> >Add a scrollback buffers for each VGA console. The benefit is that the 
> >scrollback history is not flushed when switching between consoles but 
> >is persistent.
> 
> Some people rely on this scrollback flushing as a security feature. Is 
> there even another way to clear the scrollback, than to switch to 
> another vt and then back again?
Thanks for raising this security issue! Maybe we should add something
like VT_FLUSH_SCROLLBACK to vt_ioctl()? [1]
I'm open for better ways to flush the scrollback history.

[1] http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c#L334

> Debian ships this:
> http://manpages.debian.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=clear_console
> https://sources.debian.net/src/bash/4.2%2Bdfsg-0.1/debian/clear_console.c
> 



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* [PATCH] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles
@ 2016-05-23 21:07 Manuel Schölling
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Manuel Schölling @ 2016-05-23 21:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: plagnioj
  Cc: tomi.valkeinen, sfr, manuel.schoelling, linux-fbdev, linux-kernel

Add a scrollback buffers for each VGA console. The benefit is that
the scrollback history is not flushed when switching between consoles
but is persistent.
The buffers are allocated on demand when a new console is opened.

This breaks tools like clear_console that rely on flushing the
scrollback history by switching back and forth between consoles
which is why this feature is disabled by default.
Use the escape sequence \e[3J instead for flushing the buffer.

Signed-off-by: Manuel Schölling <manuel.schoelling@gmx.de>
---
 drivers/video/console/Kconfig  |  23 +++++-
 drivers/video/console/vgacon.c | 172 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 2 files changed, 134 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
index 38da6e2..67e52f0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
@@ -43,9 +43,26 @@ config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE
        range 1 1024
        default "64"
        help
-         Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for the scrollback
-	 buffer.  Each 64KB will give you approximately 16 80x25
-	 screenfuls of scrollback buffer
+	  Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for scrollback
+	  buffers of VGA consoles. Each 64KB will give you approximately
+	  16 80x25 screenfuls of scrollback buffer.
+
+config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+	bool "Persistent Scrollback History for each console"
+	depends on VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
+	default n
+	help
+	  Say Y here if for each VGA console a scrollback buffer should
+	  be allocated. The scrollback history will persist when switching
+	  between consoles. If you say N here, scrollback is only supported
+	  for the active VGA console and scrollback history will be flushed
+	  when switching between consoles.
+
+	  This breaks legacy versions of tools like clear_console which
+	  might cause security issues.
+	  Use the escape sequence \e[3J instead if this feature is activated.
+
+	  If you use a RAM-constrained system, say N here.
 
 config MDA_CONSOLE
 	depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index 517f565..6c0b9ba 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  linux/drivers/video/vgacon.c -- Low level VGA based console driver
+ *  linux/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c -- Low level VGA based console driver
  *
  *	Created 28 Sep 1997 by Geert Uytterhoeven
  *
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ static unsigned char	vga_hardscroll_enabled	__read_mostly;
 static unsigned char	vga_hardscroll_user_enable __read_mostly = 1;
 static unsigned char	vga_font_is_default = 1;
 static int		vga_vesa_blanked;
-static int 		vga_palette_blanked;
-static int 		vga_is_gfx;
-static int 		vga_512_chars;
-static int 		vga_video_font_height;
-static int 		vga_scan_lines		__read_mostly;
-static unsigned int 	vga_rolled_over;
+static int		vga_palette_blanked;
+static int		vga_is_gfx;
+static int		vga_512_chars;
+static int		vga_video_font_height;
+static int		vga_scan_lines		__read_mostly;
+static unsigned int	vga_rolled_over;
 
 static int vgacon_text_mode_force;
 
@@ -182,70 +182,125 @@ static inline void vga_set_mem_top(struct vc_data *c)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
 /* software scrollback */
-static void *vgacon_scrollback;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_tail;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_size;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_rows;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cur;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_save;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_restore;
-
-static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int pitch)
+struct vgacon_scrollback_info {
+	void *data;
+	int tail;
+	int size;
+	int rows;
+	int cnt;
+	int cur;
+	int save;
+	int restore;
+};
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info *vgacon_scrollback_cur;
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[MAX_NR_CONSOLES];
+#else
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[1];
+#endif
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_reset(size_t reset_size)
 {
-	int rows = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024/pitch;
-
-	if (vgacon_scrollback) {
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_rows = rows - 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_size = rows * pitch;
+	if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->data && reset_size > 0)
+		memset(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, 0, reset_size);
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt  = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur  = 0;
+}
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int vc_num)
+{
+	int pitch = vga_video_num_columns * 2;
+	size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
+	int rows = size/pitch;
+	void *data;
+
+	data = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	if (data) {
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data = data;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows = rows - 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->size = rows * pitch;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(0);
+	} else {
+		pr_warn("VGAcon: failed to allocate memory for scrollback. Trying to reuse previous buffer.\n");
+		/* Leave vgacon_scrollback_cur untouched but reset its content */
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
 	}
 }
 
+static void vgacon_switch_scrollback(int vc_num)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
+	else
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
+#else
+	vc_num = 0;
+
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
+	else {
+		size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 static void vgacon_scrollback_startup(void)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(vga_video_num_columns * 2);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vgacon_scrollbacks); ++i)
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[i].data = NULL;
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[0];
+	vgacon_scrollback_init(0);
 }
 
 static void vgacon_scrollback_update(struct vc_data *c, int t, int count)
 {
 	void *p;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_size || c->vc_num != fg_console)
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data || !vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
 		return;
 
 	p = (void *) (c->vc_origin + t * c->vc_size_row);
 
 	while (count--) {
-		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback + vgacon_scrollback_tail,
+		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data +
+			    vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail,
 			    p, c->vc_size_row);
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt++;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt++;
 		p += c->vc_size_row;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail += c->vc_size_row;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail += c->vc_size_row;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_tail >= vgacon_scrollback_size)
-			vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
+		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail >= vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
+			vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_cnt > vgacon_scrollback_rows)
-			vgacon_scrollback_cnt = vgacon_scrollback_rows;
+		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt > vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows)
+			vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt = vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows;
 
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback_save = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 0;
 
-	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_restore) {
+	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore) {
 		scr_memcpyw((u16 *) c->vc_origin, (u16 *) c->vc_screenbuf,
 			    c->vc_screenbuf_size > vga_vram_size ?
 			    vga_vram_size : c->vc_screenbuf_size);
-		vgacon_scrollback_restore = 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -259,41 +314,41 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback)
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_save) {
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->save) {
 		vgacon_cursor(c, CM_ERASE);
 		vgacon_save_screen(c);
-		vgacon_scrollback_save = 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 1;
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_restore = 0;
-	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur + lines;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 0;
+	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur + lines;
 	end = start + abs(lines);
 
 	if (start < 0)
 		start = 0;
 
-	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		start = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
+		start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 
 	if (end < 0)
 		end = 0;
 
-	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		end = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
+		end = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_cur = start;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = start;
 	count = end - start;
-	soff = vgacon_scrollback_tail - ((vgacon_scrollback_cnt - end) *
-					 c->vc_size_row);
+	soff = vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail;
+	soff -= ((vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - end) * c->vc_size_row);
 	soff -= count * c->vc_size_row;
 
 	if (soff < 0)
-		soff += vgacon_scrollback_size;
+		soff += vgacon_scrollback_cur->size;
 
-	count = vgacon_scrollback_cnt - start;
+	count = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - start;
 
 	if (count > c->vc_rows)
 		count = c->vc_rows;
@@ -307,13 +362,13 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 
 		count *= c->vc_size_row;
 		/* how much memory to end of buffer left? */
-		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_size - soff);
-		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback + soff, copysize);
+		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_cur->size - soff);
+		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data + soff, copysize);
 		d += copysize;
 		count -= copysize;
 
 		if (count) {
-			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback, count);
+			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, count);
 			d += count;
 		}
 
@@ -328,6 +383,7 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_startup(...) do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_init(...)    do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_update(...)  do { } while (0)
+#define vgacon_switch_scrollback(...)  do { } while (0)
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
@@ -843,7 +899,7 @@ static int vgacon_switch(struct vc_data *c)
 			vgacon_doresize(c, c->vc_cols, c->vc_rows);
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(c->vc_size_row);
+	vgacon_switch_scrollback(c->vc_num);
 	return 0;		/* Redrawing not needed */
 }
 
-- 
2.1.4

^ permalink raw reply related	[flat|nested] 11+ messages in thread

* [PATCH] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles
@ 2016-05-16 11:25 Manuel Schölling
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Manuel Schölling @ 2016-05-16 11:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: plagnioj
  Cc: tomi.valkeinen, sfr, manuel.schoelling, linux-fbdev, linux-kernel

Add a scrollback buffers for each VGA console. The benefit is that
the scrollback history is not flushed when switching between consoles
but is persistent.
The buffers are allocated on demand when a new console is opened.

This breaks tools like clear_console that rely on flushing the
scrollback history by switching back and forth between consoles
which is why this feature is disabled by default.
Use the escape sequence \e[3J instead for flushing the buffer.

Signed-off-by: Manuel Schölling <manuel.schoelling@gmx.de>
---
 drivers/video/console/Kconfig  |  23 +++++-
 drivers/video/console/vgacon.c | 172 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 2 files changed, 134 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
index 38da6e2..67e52f0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
@@ -43,9 +43,26 @@ config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE
        range 1 1024
        default "64"
        help
-         Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for the scrollback
-	 buffer.  Each 64KB will give you approximately 16 80x25
-	 screenfuls of scrollback buffer
+	  Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for scrollback
+	  buffers of VGA consoles. Each 64KB will give you approximately
+	  16 80x25 screenfuls of scrollback buffer.
+
+config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+	bool "Persistent Scrollback History for each console"
+	depends on VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
+	default n
+	help
+	  Say Y here if for each VGA console a scrollback buffer should
+	  be allocated. The scrollback history will persist when switching
+	  between consoles. If you say N here, scrollback is only supported
+	  for the active VGA console and scrollback history will be flushed
+	  when switching between consoles.
+
+	  This breaks legacy versions of tools like clear_console which
+	  might cause security issues.
+	  Use the escape sequence \e[3J instead if this feature is activated.
+
+	  If you use a RAM-constrained system, say N here.
 
 config MDA_CONSOLE
 	depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index 517f565..6c0b9ba 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  linux/drivers/video/vgacon.c -- Low level VGA based console driver
+ *  linux/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c -- Low level VGA based console driver
  *
  *	Created 28 Sep 1997 by Geert Uytterhoeven
  *
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ static unsigned char	vga_hardscroll_enabled	__read_mostly;
 static unsigned char	vga_hardscroll_user_enable __read_mostly = 1;
 static unsigned char	vga_font_is_default = 1;
 static int		vga_vesa_blanked;
-static int 		vga_palette_blanked;
-static int 		vga_is_gfx;
-static int 		vga_512_chars;
-static int 		vga_video_font_height;
-static int 		vga_scan_lines		__read_mostly;
-static unsigned int 	vga_rolled_over;
+static int		vga_palette_blanked;
+static int		vga_is_gfx;
+static int		vga_512_chars;
+static int		vga_video_font_height;
+static int		vga_scan_lines		__read_mostly;
+static unsigned int	vga_rolled_over;
 
 static int vgacon_text_mode_force;
 
@@ -182,70 +182,125 @@ static inline void vga_set_mem_top(struct vc_data *c)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
 /* software scrollback */
-static void *vgacon_scrollback;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_tail;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_size;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_rows;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cur;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_save;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_restore;
-
-static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int pitch)
+struct vgacon_scrollback_info {
+	void *data;
+	int tail;
+	int size;
+	int rows;
+	int cnt;
+	int cur;
+	int save;
+	int restore;
+};
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info *vgacon_scrollback_cur;
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[MAX_NR_CONSOLES];
+#else
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[1];
+#endif
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_reset(size_t reset_size)
 {
-	int rows = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024/pitch;
-
-	if (vgacon_scrollback) {
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_rows = rows - 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_size = rows * pitch;
+	if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->data && reset_size > 0)
+		memset(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, 0, reset_size);
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt  = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur  = 0;
+}
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int vc_num)
+{
+	int pitch = vga_video_num_columns * 2;
+	size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
+	int rows = size/pitch;
+	void *data;
+
+	data = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	if (data) {
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data = data;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows = rows - 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->size = rows * pitch;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(0);
+	} else {
+		pr_warn("VGAcon: failed to allocate memory for scrollback. Trying to reuse previous buffer.\n");
+		/* Leave vgacon_scrollback_cur untouched but reset its content */
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
 	}
 }
 
+static void vgacon_switch_scrollback(int vc_num)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
+	else
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
+#else
+	vc_num = 0;
+
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
+	else {
+		size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 static void vgacon_scrollback_startup(void)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(vga_video_num_columns * 2);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vgacon_scrollbacks); ++i)
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[i].data = NULL;
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[0];
+	vgacon_scrollback_init(0);
 }
 
 static void vgacon_scrollback_update(struct vc_data *c, int t, int count)
 {
 	void *p;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_size || c->vc_num != fg_console)
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data || !vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
 		return;
 
 	p = (void *) (c->vc_origin + t * c->vc_size_row);
 
 	while (count--) {
-		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback + vgacon_scrollback_tail,
+		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data +
+			    vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail,
 			    p, c->vc_size_row);
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt++;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt++;
 		p += c->vc_size_row;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail += c->vc_size_row;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail += c->vc_size_row;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_tail >= vgacon_scrollback_size)
-			vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
+		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail >= vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
+			vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_cnt > vgacon_scrollback_rows)
-			vgacon_scrollback_cnt = vgacon_scrollback_rows;
+		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt > vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows)
+			vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt = vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows;
 
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback_save = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 0;
 
-	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_restore) {
+	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore) {
 		scr_memcpyw((u16 *) c->vc_origin, (u16 *) c->vc_screenbuf,
 			    c->vc_screenbuf_size > vga_vram_size ?
 			    vga_vram_size : c->vc_screenbuf_size);
-		vgacon_scrollback_restore = 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -259,41 +314,41 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback)
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_save) {
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->save) {
 		vgacon_cursor(c, CM_ERASE);
 		vgacon_save_screen(c);
-		vgacon_scrollback_save = 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 1;
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_restore = 0;
-	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur + lines;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 0;
+	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur + lines;
 	end = start + abs(lines);
 
 	if (start < 0)
 		start = 0;
 
-	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		start = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
+		start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 
 	if (end < 0)
 		end = 0;
 
-	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		end = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
+		end = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_cur = start;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = start;
 	count = end - start;
-	soff = vgacon_scrollback_tail - ((vgacon_scrollback_cnt - end) *
-					 c->vc_size_row);
+	soff = vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail;
+	soff -= ((vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - end) * c->vc_size_row);
 	soff -= count * c->vc_size_row;
 
 	if (soff < 0)
-		soff += vgacon_scrollback_size;
+		soff += vgacon_scrollback_cur->size;
 
-	count = vgacon_scrollback_cnt - start;
+	count = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - start;
 
 	if (count > c->vc_rows)
 		count = c->vc_rows;
@@ -307,13 +362,13 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 
 		count *= c->vc_size_row;
 		/* how much memory to end of buffer left? */
-		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_size - soff);
-		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback + soff, copysize);
+		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_cur->size - soff);
+		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data + soff, copysize);
 		d += copysize;
 		count -= copysize;
 
 		if (count) {
-			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback, count);
+			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, count);
 			d += count;
 		}
 
@@ -328,6 +383,7 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_startup(...) do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_init(...)    do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_update(...)  do { } while (0)
+#define vgacon_switch_scrollback(...)  do { } while (0)
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
@@ -843,7 +899,7 @@ static int vgacon_switch(struct vc_data *c)
 			vgacon_doresize(c, c->vc_cols, c->vc_rows);
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(c->vc_size_row);
+	vgacon_switch_scrollback(c->vc_num);
 	return 0;		/* Redrawing not needed */
 }
 
-- 
2.1.4

^ permalink raw reply related	[flat|nested] 11+ messages in thread

* [PATCH] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles
@ 2016-05-09 10:39 Manuel Schölling
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Manuel Schölling @ 2016-05-09 10:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: plagnioj
  Cc: tomi.valkeinen, sfr, manuel.schoelling, linux-fbdev, linux-kernel

Add a scrollback buffers for each VGA console. The benefit is that
the scrollback history is not flushed when switching between consoles
but is persistent.
The buffers are allocated on demand when a new console is opened.

This breaks tools like clear_console that rely on flushing the
scrollback history by switching back and forth between consoles
which is why this feature is disabled by default.
Use the escape sequence \e[3J instead for flushing the buffer.

Signed-off-by: Manuel Schölling <manuel.schoelling@gmx.de>
---
 drivers/video/console/Kconfig  |  23 +++++-
 drivers/video/console/vgacon.c | 172 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 2 files changed, 134 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
index 38da6e2..67e52f0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
@@ -43,9 +43,26 @@ config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE
        range 1 1024
        default "64"
        help
-         Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for the scrollback
-	 buffer.  Each 64KB will give you approximately 16 80x25
-	 screenfuls of scrollback buffer
+	  Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for scrollback
+	  buffers of VGA consoles. Each 64KB will give you approximately
+	  16 80x25 screenfuls of scrollback buffer.
+
+config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+	bool "Persistent Scrollback History for each console"
+	depends on VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
+	default n
+	help
+	  Say Y here if for each VGA console a scrollback buffer should
+	  be allocated. The scrollback history will persist when switching
+	  between consoles. If you say N here, scrollback is only supported
+	  for the active VGA console and scrollback history will be flushed
+	  when switching between consoles.
+
+	  This breaks legacy versions of tools like clear_console which
+	  might cause security issues.
+	  Use the escape sequence \e[3J instead if this feature is activated.
+
+	  If you use a RAM-constrained system, say N here.
 
 config MDA_CONSOLE
 	depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index 517f565..6c0b9ba 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  linux/drivers/video/vgacon.c -- Low level VGA based console driver
+ *  linux/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c -- Low level VGA based console driver
  *
  *	Created 28 Sep 1997 by Geert Uytterhoeven
  *
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ static unsigned char	vga_hardscroll_enabled	__read_mostly;
 static unsigned char	vga_hardscroll_user_enable __read_mostly = 1;
 static unsigned char	vga_font_is_default = 1;
 static int		vga_vesa_blanked;
-static int 		vga_palette_blanked;
-static int 		vga_is_gfx;
-static int 		vga_512_chars;
-static int 		vga_video_font_height;
-static int 		vga_scan_lines		__read_mostly;
-static unsigned int 	vga_rolled_over;
+static int		vga_palette_blanked;
+static int		vga_is_gfx;
+static int		vga_512_chars;
+static int		vga_video_font_height;
+static int		vga_scan_lines		__read_mostly;
+static unsigned int	vga_rolled_over;
 
 static int vgacon_text_mode_force;
 
@@ -182,70 +182,125 @@ static inline void vga_set_mem_top(struct vc_data *c)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
 /* software scrollback */
-static void *vgacon_scrollback;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_tail;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_size;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_rows;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cur;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_save;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_restore;
-
-static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int pitch)
+struct vgacon_scrollback_info {
+	void *data;
+	int tail;
+	int size;
+	int rows;
+	int cnt;
+	int cur;
+	int save;
+	int restore;
+};
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info *vgacon_scrollback_cur;
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[MAX_NR_CONSOLES];
+#else
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[1];
+#endif
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_reset(size_t reset_size)
 {
-	int rows = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024/pitch;
-
-	if (vgacon_scrollback) {
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_rows = rows - 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_size = rows * pitch;
+	if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->data && reset_size > 0)
+		memset(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, 0, reset_size);
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt  = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur  = 0;
+}
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int vc_num)
+{
+	int pitch = vga_video_num_columns * 2;
+	size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
+	int rows = size/pitch;
+	void *data;
+
+	data = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	if (data) {
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data = data;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows = rows - 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->size = rows * pitch;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(0);
+	} else {
+		pr_warn("VGAcon: failed to allocate memory for scrollback. Trying to reuse previous buffer.\n");
+		/* Leave vgacon_scrollback_cur untouched but reset its content */
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
 	}
 }
 
+static void vgacon_switch_scrollback(int vc_num)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
+	else
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
+#else
+	vc_num = 0;
+
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
+	else {
+		size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 static void vgacon_scrollback_startup(void)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(vga_video_num_columns * 2);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vgacon_scrollbacks); ++i)
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[i].data = NULL;
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[0];
+	vgacon_scrollback_init(0);
 }
 
 static void vgacon_scrollback_update(struct vc_data *c, int t, int count)
 {
 	void *p;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_size || c->vc_num != fg_console)
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data || !vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
 		return;
 
 	p = (void *) (c->vc_origin + t * c->vc_size_row);
 
 	while (count--) {
-		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback + vgacon_scrollback_tail,
+		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data +
+			    vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail,
 			    p, c->vc_size_row);
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt++;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt++;
 		p += c->vc_size_row;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail += c->vc_size_row;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail += c->vc_size_row;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_tail >= vgacon_scrollback_size)
-			vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
+		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail >= vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
+			vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_cnt > vgacon_scrollback_rows)
-			vgacon_scrollback_cnt = vgacon_scrollback_rows;
+		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt > vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows)
+			vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt = vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows;
 
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback_save = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 0;
 
-	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_restore) {
+	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore) {
 		scr_memcpyw((u16 *) c->vc_origin, (u16 *) c->vc_screenbuf,
 			    c->vc_screenbuf_size > vga_vram_size ?
 			    vga_vram_size : c->vc_screenbuf_size);
-		vgacon_scrollback_restore = 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -259,41 +314,41 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback)
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_save) {
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->save) {
 		vgacon_cursor(c, CM_ERASE);
 		vgacon_save_screen(c);
-		vgacon_scrollback_save = 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 1;
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_restore = 0;
-	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur + lines;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 0;
+	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur + lines;
 	end = start + abs(lines);
 
 	if (start < 0)
 		start = 0;
 
-	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		start = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
+		start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 
 	if (end < 0)
 		end = 0;
 
-	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		end = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
+		end = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_cur = start;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = start;
 	count = end - start;
-	soff = vgacon_scrollback_tail - ((vgacon_scrollback_cnt - end) *
-					 c->vc_size_row);
+	soff = vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail;
+	soff -= ((vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - end) * c->vc_size_row);
 	soff -= count * c->vc_size_row;
 
 	if (soff < 0)
-		soff += vgacon_scrollback_size;
+		soff += vgacon_scrollback_cur->size;
 
-	count = vgacon_scrollback_cnt - start;
+	count = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - start;
 
 	if (count > c->vc_rows)
 		count = c->vc_rows;
@@ -307,13 +362,13 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 
 		count *= c->vc_size_row;
 		/* how much memory to end of buffer left? */
-		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_size - soff);
-		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback + soff, copysize);
+		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_cur->size - soff);
+		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data + soff, copysize);
 		d += copysize;
 		count -= copysize;
 
 		if (count) {
-			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback, count);
+			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, count);
 			d += count;
 		}
 
@@ -328,6 +383,7 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_startup(...) do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_init(...)    do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_update(...)  do { } while (0)
+#define vgacon_switch_scrollback(...)  do { } while (0)
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
@@ -843,7 +899,7 @@ static int vgacon_switch(struct vc_data *c)
 			vgacon_doresize(c, c->vc_cols, c->vc_rows);
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(c->vc_size_row);
+	vgacon_switch_scrollback(c->vc_num);
 	return 0;		/* Redrawing not needed */
 }
 
-- 
2.1.4

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* [PATCH] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles
@ 2016-05-02 17:59 Manuel Schölling
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Manuel Schölling @ 2016-05-02 17:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: plagnioj
  Cc: tomi.valkeinen, sfr, manuel.schoelling, linux-fbdev, linux-kernel

Add a scrollback buffers for each VGA console. The benefit is that
the scrollback history is not flushed when switching between consoles
but is persistent.
The buffers are allocated on demand when a new console is opened.

This breaks tools like clear_console that rely on flushing the
scrollback history by switching back and forth between consoles
which is why this feature is disabled by default.
Use the escape sequence \e[3J instead for flushing the buffer.

Signed-off-by: Manuel Schölling <manuel.schoelling@gmx.de>
---
 drivers/video/console/Kconfig  |  23 +++++-
 drivers/video/console/vgacon.c | 172 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 2 files changed, 134 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
index 38da6e2..67e52f0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
@@ -43,9 +43,26 @@ config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE
        range 1 1024
        default "64"
        help
-         Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for the scrollback
-	 buffer.  Each 64KB will give you approximately 16 80x25
-	 screenfuls of scrollback buffer
+	  Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for scrollback
+	  buffers of VGA consoles. Each 64KB will give you approximately
+	  16 80x25 screenfuls of scrollback buffer.
+
+config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+	bool "Persistent Scrollback History for each console"
+	depends on VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
+	default n
+	help
+	  Say Y here if for each VGA console a scrollback buffer should
+	  be allocated. The scrollback history will persist when switching
+	  between consoles. If you say N here, scrollback is only supported
+	  for the active VGA console and scrollback history will be flushed
+	  when switching between consoles.
+
+	  This breaks legacy versions of tools like clear_console which
+	  might cause security issues.
+	  Use the escape sequence \e[3J instead if this feature is activated.
+
+	  If you use a RAM-constrained system, say N here.
 
 config MDA_CONSOLE
 	depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index 517f565..6c0b9ba 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  linux/drivers/video/vgacon.c -- Low level VGA based console driver
+ *  linux/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c -- Low level VGA based console driver
  *
  *	Created 28 Sep 1997 by Geert Uytterhoeven
  *
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ static unsigned char	vga_hardscroll_enabled	__read_mostly;
 static unsigned char	vga_hardscroll_user_enable __read_mostly = 1;
 static unsigned char	vga_font_is_default = 1;
 static int		vga_vesa_blanked;
-static int 		vga_palette_blanked;
-static int 		vga_is_gfx;
-static int 		vga_512_chars;
-static int 		vga_video_font_height;
-static int 		vga_scan_lines		__read_mostly;
-static unsigned int 	vga_rolled_over;
+static int		vga_palette_blanked;
+static int		vga_is_gfx;
+static int		vga_512_chars;
+static int		vga_video_font_height;
+static int		vga_scan_lines		__read_mostly;
+static unsigned int	vga_rolled_over;
 
 static int vgacon_text_mode_force;
 
@@ -182,70 +182,125 @@ static inline void vga_set_mem_top(struct vc_data *c)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
 /* software scrollback */
-static void *vgacon_scrollback;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_tail;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_size;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_rows;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cur;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_save;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_restore;
-
-static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int pitch)
+struct vgacon_scrollback_info {
+	void *data;
+	int tail;
+	int size;
+	int rows;
+	int cnt;
+	int cur;
+	int save;
+	int restore;
+};
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info *vgacon_scrollback_cur;
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[MAX_NR_CONSOLES];
+#else
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[1];
+#endif
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_reset(size_t reset_size)
 {
-	int rows = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024/pitch;
-
-	if (vgacon_scrollback) {
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_rows = rows - 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_size = rows * pitch;
+	if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->data && reset_size > 0)
+		memset(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, 0, reset_size);
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt  = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur  = 0;
+}
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int vc_num)
+{
+	int pitch = vga_video_num_columns * 2;
+	size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
+	int rows = size/pitch;
+	void *data;
+
+	data = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	if (data) {
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data = data;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows = rows - 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->size = rows * pitch;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(0);
+	} else {
+		pr_warn("VGAcon: failed to allocate memory for scrollback. Trying to reuse previous buffer.\n");
+		/* Leave vgacon_scrollback_cur untouched but reset its content */
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
 	}
 }
 
+static void vgacon_switch_scrollback(int vc_num)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
+	else
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
+#else
+	vc_num = 0;
+
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
+	else {
+		size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 static void vgacon_scrollback_startup(void)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(vga_video_num_columns * 2);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vgacon_scrollbacks); ++i)
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[i].data = NULL;
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[0];
+	vgacon_scrollback_init(0);
 }
 
 static void vgacon_scrollback_update(struct vc_data *c, int t, int count)
 {
 	void *p;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_size || c->vc_num != fg_console)
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data || !vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
 		return;
 
 	p = (void *) (c->vc_origin + t * c->vc_size_row);
 
 	while (count--) {
-		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback + vgacon_scrollback_tail,
+		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data +
+			    vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail,
 			    p, c->vc_size_row);
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt++;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt++;
 		p += c->vc_size_row;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail += c->vc_size_row;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail += c->vc_size_row;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_tail >= vgacon_scrollback_size)
-			vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
+		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail >= vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
+			vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_cnt > vgacon_scrollback_rows)
-			vgacon_scrollback_cnt = vgacon_scrollback_rows;
+		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt > vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows)
+			vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt = vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows;
 
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback_save = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 0;
 
-	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_restore) {
+	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore) {
 		scr_memcpyw((u16 *) c->vc_origin, (u16 *) c->vc_screenbuf,
 			    c->vc_screenbuf_size > vga_vram_size ?
 			    vga_vram_size : c->vc_screenbuf_size);
-		vgacon_scrollback_restore = 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -259,41 +314,41 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback)
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_save) {
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->save) {
 		vgacon_cursor(c, CM_ERASE);
 		vgacon_save_screen(c);
-		vgacon_scrollback_save = 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 1;
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_restore = 0;
-	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur + lines;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 0;
+	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur + lines;
 	end = start + abs(lines);
 
 	if (start < 0)
 		start = 0;
 
-	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		start = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
+		start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 
 	if (end < 0)
 		end = 0;
 
-	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		end = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
+		end = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_cur = start;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = start;
 	count = end - start;
-	soff = vgacon_scrollback_tail - ((vgacon_scrollback_cnt - end) *
-					 c->vc_size_row);
+	soff = vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail;
+	soff -= ((vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - end) * c->vc_size_row);
 	soff -= count * c->vc_size_row;
 
 	if (soff < 0)
-		soff += vgacon_scrollback_size;
+		soff += vgacon_scrollback_cur->size;
 
-	count = vgacon_scrollback_cnt - start;
+	count = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - start;
 
 	if (count > c->vc_rows)
 		count = c->vc_rows;
@@ -307,13 +362,13 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 
 		count *= c->vc_size_row;
 		/* how much memory to end of buffer left? */
-		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_size - soff);
-		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback + soff, copysize);
+		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_cur->size - soff);
+		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data + soff, copysize);
 		d += copysize;
 		count -= copysize;
 
 		if (count) {
-			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback, count);
+			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, count);
 			d += count;
 		}
 
@@ -328,6 +383,7 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_startup(...) do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_init(...)    do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_update(...)  do { } while (0)
+#define vgacon_switch_scrollback(...)  do { } while (0)
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
@@ -843,7 +899,7 @@ static int vgacon_switch(struct vc_data *c)
 			vgacon_doresize(c, c->vc_cols, c->vc_rows);
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(c->vc_size_row);
+	vgacon_switch_scrollback(c->vc_num);
 	return 0;		/* Redrawing not needed */
 }
 
-- 
2.1.4

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* [PATCH] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles
@ 2016-04-23 10:07 Manuel Schölling
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Manuel Schölling @ 2016-04-23 10:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: plagnioj
  Cc: tomi.valkeinen, sfr, manuel.schoelling, linux-fbdev, linux-kernel

Add a scrollback buffers for each VGA console. The benefit is that
the scrollback history is not flushed when switching between consoles
but is persistent.
The buffers are allocated on demand when a new console is opened.

This breaks tools like clear_console that rely on flushing the
scrollback history by switching back and forth between consoles
which is why this feature is disabled by default.
Use the escape sequence \e[3J instead for flushing the buffer.

Signed-off-by: Manuel Schölling <manuel.schoelling@gmx.de>
---
 drivers/video/console/Kconfig  |  23 +++++-
 drivers/video/console/vgacon.c | 172 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 2 files changed, 134 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
index 38da6e2..67e52f0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
@@ -43,9 +43,26 @@ config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE
        range 1 1024
        default "64"
        help
-         Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for the scrollback
-	 buffer.  Each 64KB will give you approximately 16 80x25
-	 screenfuls of scrollback buffer
+	  Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for scrollback
+	  buffers of VGA consoles. Each 64KB will give you approximately
+	  16 80x25 screenfuls of scrollback buffer.
+
+config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+	bool "Persistent Scrollback History for each console"
+	depends on VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
+	default n
+	help
+	  Say Y here if for each VGA console a scrollback buffer should
+	  be allocated. The scrollback history will persist when switching
+	  between consoles. If you say N here, scrollback is only supported
+	  for the active VGA console and scrollback history will be flushed
+	  when switching between consoles.
+
+	  This breaks legacy versions of tools like clear_console which
+	  might cause security issues.
+	  Use the escape sequence \e[3J instead if this feature is activated.
+
+	  If you use a RAM-constrained system, say N here.
 
 config MDA_CONSOLE
 	depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index 517f565..6c0b9ba 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  linux/drivers/video/vgacon.c -- Low level VGA based console driver
+ *  linux/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c -- Low level VGA based console driver
  *
  *	Created 28 Sep 1997 by Geert Uytterhoeven
  *
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ static unsigned char	vga_hardscroll_enabled	__read_mostly;
 static unsigned char	vga_hardscroll_user_enable __read_mostly = 1;
 static unsigned char	vga_font_is_default = 1;
 static int		vga_vesa_blanked;
-static int 		vga_palette_blanked;
-static int 		vga_is_gfx;
-static int 		vga_512_chars;
-static int 		vga_video_font_height;
-static int 		vga_scan_lines		__read_mostly;
-static unsigned int 	vga_rolled_over;
+static int		vga_palette_blanked;
+static int		vga_is_gfx;
+static int		vga_512_chars;
+static int		vga_video_font_height;
+static int		vga_scan_lines		__read_mostly;
+static unsigned int	vga_rolled_over;
 
 static int vgacon_text_mode_force;
 
@@ -182,70 +182,125 @@ static inline void vga_set_mem_top(struct vc_data *c)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
 /* software scrollback */
-static void *vgacon_scrollback;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_tail;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_size;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_rows;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cur;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_save;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_restore;
-
-static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int pitch)
+struct vgacon_scrollback_info {
+	void *data;
+	int tail;
+	int size;
+	int rows;
+	int cnt;
+	int cur;
+	int save;
+	int restore;
+};
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info *vgacon_scrollback_cur;
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[MAX_NR_CONSOLES];
+#else
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[1];
+#endif
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_reset(size_t reset_size)
 {
-	int rows = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024/pitch;
-
-	if (vgacon_scrollback) {
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_rows = rows - 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_size = rows * pitch;
+	if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->data && reset_size > 0)
+		memset(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, 0, reset_size);
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt  = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur  = 0;
+}
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int vc_num)
+{
+	int pitch = vga_video_num_columns * 2;
+	size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
+	int rows = size/pitch;
+	void *data;
+
+	data = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	if (data) {
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data = data;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows = rows - 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->size = rows * pitch;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(0);
+	} else {
+		pr_warn("VGAcon: failed to allocate memory for scrollback. Trying to reuse previous buffer.\n");
+		/* Leave vgacon_scrollback_cur untouched but reset its content */
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
 	}
 }
 
+static void vgacon_switch_scrollback(int vc_num)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
+	else
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
+#else
+	vc_num = 0;
+
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
+	else {
+		size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 static void vgacon_scrollback_startup(void)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(vga_video_num_columns * 2);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vgacon_scrollbacks); ++i)
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[i].data = NULL;
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[0];
+	vgacon_scrollback_init(0);
 }
 
 static void vgacon_scrollback_update(struct vc_data *c, int t, int count)
 {
 	void *p;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_size || c->vc_num != fg_console)
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data || !vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
 		return;
 
 	p = (void *) (c->vc_origin + t * c->vc_size_row);
 
 	while (count--) {
-		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback + vgacon_scrollback_tail,
+		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data +
+			    vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail,
 			    p, c->vc_size_row);
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt++;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt++;
 		p += c->vc_size_row;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail += c->vc_size_row;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail += c->vc_size_row;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_tail >= vgacon_scrollback_size)
-			vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
+		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail >= vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
+			vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_cnt > vgacon_scrollback_rows)
-			vgacon_scrollback_cnt = vgacon_scrollback_rows;
+		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt > vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows)
+			vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt = vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows;
 
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback_save = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 0;
 
-	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_restore) {
+	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore) {
 		scr_memcpyw((u16 *) c->vc_origin, (u16 *) c->vc_screenbuf,
 			    c->vc_screenbuf_size > vga_vram_size ?
 			    vga_vram_size : c->vc_screenbuf_size);
-		vgacon_scrollback_restore = 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -259,41 +314,41 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback)
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_save) {
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->save) {
 		vgacon_cursor(c, CM_ERASE);
 		vgacon_save_screen(c);
-		vgacon_scrollback_save = 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 1;
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_restore = 0;
-	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur + lines;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 0;
+	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur + lines;
 	end = start + abs(lines);
 
 	if (start < 0)
 		start = 0;
 
-	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		start = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
+		start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 
 	if (end < 0)
 		end = 0;
 
-	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		end = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
+		end = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_cur = start;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = start;
 	count = end - start;
-	soff = vgacon_scrollback_tail - ((vgacon_scrollback_cnt - end) *
-					 c->vc_size_row);
+	soff = vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail;
+	soff -= ((vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - end) * c->vc_size_row);
 	soff -= count * c->vc_size_row;
 
 	if (soff < 0)
-		soff += vgacon_scrollback_size;
+		soff += vgacon_scrollback_cur->size;
 
-	count = vgacon_scrollback_cnt - start;
+	count = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - start;
 
 	if (count > c->vc_rows)
 		count = c->vc_rows;
@@ -307,13 +362,13 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 
 		count *= c->vc_size_row;
 		/* how much memory to end of buffer left? */
-		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_size - soff);
-		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback + soff, copysize);
+		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_cur->size - soff);
+		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data + soff, copysize);
 		d += copysize;
 		count -= copysize;
 
 		if (count) {
-			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback, count);
+			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, count);
 			d += count;
 		}
 
@@ -328,6 +383,7 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_startup(...) do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_init(...)    do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_update(...)  do { } while (0)
+#define vgacon_switch_scrollback(...)  do { } while (0)
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
@@ -843,7 +899,7 @@ static int vgacon_switch(struct vc_data *c)
 			vgacon_doresize(c, c->vc_cols, c->vc_rows);
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(c->vc_size_row);
+	vgacon_switch_scrollback(c->vc_num);
 	return 0;		/* Redrawing not needed */
 }
 
-- 
2.1.4

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