2 * linux/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
4 * Copyright (C) 1992 obz under the linux copyright
6 * Dynamic diacritical handling - aeb@cwi.nl - Dec 1993
7 * Dynamic keymap and string allocation - aeb@cwi.nl - May 1994
8 * Restrict VT switching via ioctl() - grif@cs.ucr.edu - Dec 1995
9 * Some code moved for less code duplication - Andi Kleen - Mar 1997
10 * Check put/get_user, cleanups - acme@conectiva.com.br - Jun 2001
13 #include <linux/types.h>
14 #include <linux/errno.h>
15 #include <linux/sched.h>
16 #include <linux/tty.h>
17 #include <linux/timer.h>
18 #include <linux/kernel.h>
21 #include <linux/string.h>
22 #include <linux/slab.h>
23 #include <linux/major.h>
25 #include <linux/console.h>
26 #include <linux/signal.h>
27 #include <linux/timex.h>
30 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
32 #include <linux/kbd_kern.h>
33 #include <linux/vt_kern.h>
34 #include <linux/kbd_diacr.h>
35 #include <linux/selection.h>
37 static char vt_dont_switch;
38 extern struct tty_driver *console_driver;
40 #define VT_IS_IN_USE(i) (console_driver->ttys[i] && console_driver->ttys[i]->count)
41 #define VT_BUSY(i) (VT_IS_IN_USE(i) || i == fg_console || vc_cons[i].d == sel_cons)
44 * Console (vt and kd) routines, as defined by USL SVR4 manual, and by
45 * experimentation and study of X386 SYSV handling.
47 * One point of difference: SYSV vt's are /dev/vtX, which X >= 0, and
48 * /dev/console is a separate ttyp. Under Linux, /dev/tty0 is /dev/console,
49 * and the vc start at /dev/ttyX, X >= 1. We maintain that here, so we will
50 * always treat our set of vt as numbered 1..MAX_NR_CONSOLES (corresponding to
51 * ttys 0..MAX_NR_CONSOLES-1). Explicitly naming VT 0 is illegal, but using
52 * /dev/tty0 (fg_console) as a target is legal, since an implicit aliasing
53 * to the current console is done by the main ioctl code.
57 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
60 static void complete_change_console(struct vc_data *vc);
63 * these are the valid i/o ports we're allowed to change. they map all the
68 #define GPNUM (GPLAST - GPFIRST + 1)
70 #define i (tmp.kb_index)
71 #define s (tmp.kb_table)
72 #define v (tmp.kb_value)
74 do_kdsk_ioctl(int cmd, struct kbentry __user *user_kbe, int perm, struct kbd_struct *kbd)
77 ushort *key_map, val, ov;
79 if (copy_from_user(&tmp, user_kbe, sizeof(struct kbentry)))
82 if (!capable(CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG))
87 key_map = key_maps[s];
90 if (kbd->kbdmode != VC_UNICODE && KTYP(val) >= NR_TYPES)
93 val = (i ? K_HOLE : K_NOSUCHMAP);
94 return put_user(val, &user_kbe->kb_value);
98 if (!i && v == K_NOSUCHMAP) {
100 key_map = key_maps[s];
103 if (key_map[0] == U(K_ALLOCATED)) {
111 if (KTYP(v) < NR_TYPES) {
112 if (KVAL(v) > max_vals[KTYP(v)])
115 if (kbd->kbdmode != VC_UNICODE)
118 /* ++Geert: non-PC keyboards may generate keycode zero */
119 #if !defined(__mc68000__) && !defined(__powerpc__)
120 /* assignment to entry 0 only tests validity of args */
125 if (!(key_map = key_maps[s])) {
128 if (keymap_count >= MAX_NR_OF_USER_KEYMAPS &&
129 !capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
132 key_map = (ushort *) kmalloc(sizeof(plain_map),
136 key_maps[s] = key_map;
137 key_map[0] = U(K_ALLOCATED);
138 for (j = 1; j < NR_KEYS; j++)
139 key_map[j] = U(K_HOLE);
144 break; /* nothing to do */
148 if (((ov == K_SAK) || (v == K_SAK)) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
151 if (!s && (KTYP(ov) == KT_SHIFT || KTYP(v) == KT_SHIFT))
152 compute_shiftstate();
162 do_kbkeycode_ioctl(int cmd, struct kbkeycode __user *user_kbkc, int perm)
164 struct kbkeycode tmp;
167 if (copy_from_user(&tmp, user_kbkc, sizeof(struct kbkeycode)))
171 kc = getkeycode(tmp.scancode);
173 kc = put_user(kc, &user_kbkc->keycode);
178 kc = setkeycode(tmp.scancode, tmp.keycode);
185 do_kdgkb_ioctl(int cmd, struct kbsentry __user *user_kdgkb, int perm)
187 struct kbsentry *kbs;
193 char *first_free, *fj, *fnw;
197 if (!capable(CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG))
200 kbs = kmalloc(sizeof(*kbs), GFP_KERNEL);
206 /* we mostly copy too much here (512bytes), but who cares ;) */
207 if (copy_from_user(kbs, user_kdgkb, sizeof(struct kbsentry))) {
211 kbs->kb_string[sizeof(kbs->kb_string)-1] = '\0';
216 sz = sizeof(kbs->kb_string) - 1; /* sz should have been
218 up = user_kdgkb->kb_string;
221 for ( ; *p && sz; p++, sz--)
222 if (put_user(*p, up++)) {
226 if (put_user('\0', up)) {
231 return ((p && *p) ? -EOVERFLOW : 0);
239 first_free = funcbufptr + (funcbufsize - funcbufleft);
240 for (j = i+1; j < MAX_NR_FUNC && !func_table[j]; j++)
247 delta = (q ? -strlen(q) : 1) + strlen(kbs->kb_string);
248 if (delta <= funcbufleft) { /* it fits in current buf */
249 if (j < MAX_NR_FUNC) {
250 memmove(fj + delta, fj, first_free - fj);
251 for (k = j; k < MAX_NR_FUNC; k++)
253 func_table[k] += delta;
257 funcbufleft -= delta;
258 } else { /* allocate a larger buffer */
260 while (sz < funcbufsize - funcbufleft + delta)
262 fnw = (char *) kmalloc(sz, GFP_KERNEL);
271 memmove(fnw, funcbufptr, fj - funcbufptr);
272 for (k = 0; k < j; k++)
274 func_table[k] = fnw + (func_table[k] - funcbufptr);
276 if (first_free > fj) {
277 memmove(fnw + (fj - funcbufptr) + delta, fj, first_free - fj);
278 for (k = j; k < MAX_NR_FUNC; k++)
280 func_table[k] = fnw + (func_table[k] - funcbufptr) + delta;
282 if (funcbufptr != func_buf)
285 funcbufleft = funcbufleft - delta + sz - funcbufsize;
288 strcpy(func_table[i], kbs->kb_string);
298 do_fontx_ioctl(int cmd, struct consolefontdesc __user *user_cfd, int perm, struct console_font_op *op)
300 struct consolefontdesc cfdarg;
303 if (copy_from_user(&cfdarg, user_cfd, sizeof(struct consolefontdesc)))
310 op->op = KD_FONT_OP_SET;
311 op->flags = KD_FONT_FLAG_OLD;
313 op->height = cfdarg.charheight;
314 op->charcount = cfdarg.charcount;
315 op->data = cfdarg.chardata;
316 return con_font_op(vc_cons[fg_console].d, op);
318 op->op = KD_FONT_OP_GET;
319 op->flags = KD_FONT_FLAG_OLD;
321 op->height = cfdarg.charheight;
322 op->charcount = cfdarg.charcount;
323 op->data = cfdarg.chardata;
324 i = con_font_op(vc_cons[fg_console].d, op);
327 cfdarg.charheight = op->height;
328 cfdarg.charcount = op->charcount;
329 if (copy_to_user(user_cfd, &cfdarg, sizeof(struct consolefontdesc)))
338 do_unimap_ioctl(int cmd, struct unimapdesc __user *user_ud, int perm, struct vc_data *vc)
340 struct unimapdesc tmp;
342 if (copy_from_user(&tmp, user_ud, sizeof tmp))
345 if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, tmp.entries,
346 tmp.entry_ct*sizeof(struct unipair)))
352 return con_set_unimap(vc, tmp.entry_ct, tmp.entries);
354 if (!perm && fg_console != vc->vc_num)
356 return con_get_unimap(vc, tmp.entry_ct, &(user_ud->entry_ct), tmp.entries);
362 * We handle the console-specific ioctl's here. We allow the
363 * capability to modify any console, not just the fg_console.
365 int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
366 unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
368 struct vc_data *vc = (struct vc_data *)tty->driver_data;
369 struct console_font_op op; /* used in multiple places here */
370 struct kbd_struct * kbd;
371 unsigned int console;
373 void __user *up = (void __user *)arg;
376 console = vc->vc_num;
378 if (!vc_cons_allocated(console)) /* impossible? */
382 * To have permissions to do most of the vt ioctls, we either have
383 * to be the owner of the tty, or have CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG.
386 if (current->signal->tty == tty || capable(CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG))
389 kbd = kbd_table + console;
395 arg = CLOCK_TICK_RATE / arg;
403 unsigned int ticks, count;
406 * Generate the tone for the appropriate number of ticks.
407 * If the time is zero, turn off sound ourselves.
409 ticks = HZ * ((arg >> 16) & 0xffff) / 1000;
410 count = ticks ? (arg & 0xffff) : 0;
412 count = CLOCK_TICK_RATE / count;
413 kd_mksound(count, ticks);
425 * These cannot be implemented on any machine that implements
426 * ioperm() in user level (such as Alpha PCs) or not at all.
428 * XXX: you should never use these, just call ioperm directly..
434 * KDADDIO and KDDELIO may be able to add ports beyond what
435 * we reject here, but to be safe...
437 if (arg < GPFIRST || arg > GPLAST)
439 return sys_ioperm(arg, 1, (cmd == KDADDIO)) ? -ENXIO : 0;
443 return sys_ioperm(GPFIRST, GPNUM,
444 (cmd == KDENABIO)) ? -ENXIO : 0;
447 /* Linux m68k/i386 interface for setting the keyboard delay/repeat rate */
451 struct kbd_repeat kbrep;
454 if (!capable(CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG))
457 if (copy_from_user(&kbrep, up, sizeof(struct kbd_repeat)))
459 err = kbd_rate(&kbrep);
462 if (copy_to_user(up, &kbrep, sizeof(struct kbd_repeat)))
469 * currently, setting the mode from KD_TEXT to KD_GRAPHICS
470 * doesn't do a whole lot. i'm not sure if it should do any
471 * restoration of modes or what...
473 * XXX It should at least call into the driver, fbdev's definitely
474 * need to restore their engine state. --BenH
489 if (vc->vc_mode == (unsigned char) arg)
491 vc->vc_mode = (unsigned char) arg;
492 if (console != fg_console)
495 * explicitly blank/unblank the screen if switching modes
497 acquire_console_sem();
499 do_unblank_screen(1);
502 release_console_sem();
512 * these work like a combination of mmap and KDENABIO.
513 * this could be easily finished.
522 kbd->kbdmode = VC_RAW;
525 kbd->kbdmode = VC_MEDIUMRAW;
528 kbd->kbdmode = VC_XLATE;
529 compute_shiftstate();
532 kbd->kbdmode = VC_UNICODE;
533 compute_shiftstate();
538 tty_ldisc_flush(tty);
542 ucval = ((kbd->kbdmode == VC_RAW) ? K_RAW :
543 (kbd->kbdmode == VC_MEDIUMRAW) ? K_MEDIUMRAW :
544 (kbd->kbdmode == VC_UNICODE) ? K_UNICODE :
548 /* this could be folded into KDSKBMODE, but for compatibility
549 reasons it is not so easy to fold KDGKBMETA into KDGKBMODE */
553 clr_vc_kbd_mode(kbd, VC_META);
556 set_vc_kbd_mode(kbd, VC_META);
564 ucval = (vc_kbd_mode(kbd, VC_META) ? K_ESCPREFIX : K_METABIT);
566 return put_user(ucval, (int __user *)arg);
570 if(!capable(CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG))
572 return do_kbkeycode_ioctl(cmd, up, perm);
576 return do_kdsk_ioctl(cmd, up, perm, kbd);
580 return do_kdgkb_ioctl(cmd, up, perm);
584 struct kbdiacrs __user *a = up;
586 if (put_user(accent_table_size, &a->kb_cnt))
588 if (copy_to_user(a->kbdiacr, accent_table, accent_table_size*sizeof(struct kbdiacr)))
595 struct kbdiacrs __user *a = up;
600 if (get_user(ct,&a->kb_cnt))
604 accent_table_size = ct;
605 if (copy_from_user(accent_table, a->kbdiacr, ct*sizeof(struct kbdiacr)))
610 /* the ioctls below read/set the flags usually shown in the leds */
611 /* don't use them - they will go away without warning */
613 ucval = kbd->ledflagstate | (kbd->default_ledflagstate << 4);
621 kbd->ledflagstate = (arg & 7);
622 kbd->default_ledflagstate = ((arg >> 4) & 7);
626 /* the ioctls below only set the lights, not the functions */
627 /* for those, see KDGKBLED and KDSKBLED above */
629 ucval = getledstate();
631 return put_user(ucval, (char __user *)arg);
636 setledstate(kbd, arg);
640 * A process can indicate its willingness to accept signals
641 * generated by pressing an appropriate key combination.
642 * Thus, one can have a daemon that e.g. spawns a new console
643 * upon a keypress and then changes to it.
644 * See also the kbrequest field of inittab(5).
648 if (!perm || !capable(CAP_KILL))
650 if (!valid_signal(arg) || arg < 1 || arg == SIGKILL)
653 spin_lock_irq(&vt_spawn_con.lock);
654 put_pid(vt_spawn_con.pid);
655 vt_spawn_con.pid = get_pid(task_pid(current));
656 vt_spawn_con.sig = arg;
657 spin_unlock_irq(&vt_spawn_con.lock);
667 if (copy_from_user(&tmp, up, sizeof(struct vt_mode)))
669 if (tmp.mode != VT_AUTO && tmp.mode != VT_PROCESS)
671 acquire_console_sem();
673 /* the frsig is ignored, so we set it to 0 */
674 vc->vt_mode.frsig = 0;
675 put_pid(xchg(&vc->vt_pid, get_pid(task_pid(current))));
676 /* no switch is required -- saw@shade.msu.ru */
678 release_console_sem();
687 acquire_console_sem();
688 memcpy(&tmp, &vc->vt_mode, sizeof(struct vt_mode));
689 release_console_sem();
691 rc = copy_to_user(up, &tmp, sizeof(struct vt_mode));
692 return rc ? -EFAULT : 0;
696 * Returns global vt state. Note that VT 0 is always open, since
697 * it's an alias for the current VT, and people can't use it here.
698 * We cannot return state for more than 16 VTs, since v_state is short.
702 struct vt_stat __user *vtstat = up;
703 unsigned short state, mask;
705 if (put_user(fg_console + 1, &vtstat->v_active))
707 state = 1; /* /dev/tty0 is always open */
708 for (i = 0, mask = 2; i < MAX_NR_CONSOLES && mask; ++i, mask <<= 1)
711 return put_user(state, &vtstat->v_state);
715 * Returns the first available (non-opened) console.
718 for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_CONSOLES; ++i)
719 if (! VT_IS_IN_USE(i))
721 ucval = i < MAX_NR_CONSOLES ? (i+1) : -1;
725 * ioctl(fd, VT_ACTIVATE, num) will cause us to switch to vt # num,
726 * with num >= 1 (switches to vt 0, our console, are not allowed, just
727 * to preserve sanity).
732 if (arg == 0 || arg > MAX_NR_CONSOLES)
735 acquire_console_sem();
736 i = vc_allocate(arg);
737 release_console_sem();
744 * wait until the specified VT has been activated
749 if (arg == 0 || arg > MAX_NR_CONSOLES)
751 return vt_waitactive(arg-1);
754 * If a vt is under process control, the kernel will not switch to it
755 * immediately, but postpone the operation until the process calls this
756 * ioctl, allowing the switch to complete.
758 * According to the X sources this is the behavior:
759 * 0: pending switch-from not OK
760 * 1: pending switch-from OK
761 * 2: completed switch-to OK
766 if (vc->vt_mode.mode != VT_PROCESS)
770 * Switching-from response
772 if (vc->vt_newvt >= 0) {
775 * Switch disallowed, so forget we were trying
782 * The current vt has been released, so
783 * complete the switch.
786 acquire_console_sem();
787 newvt = vc->vt_newvt;
789 i = vc_allocate(newvt);
791 release_console_sem();
795 * When we actually do the console switch,
796 * make sure we are atomic with respect to
797 * other console switches..
799 complete_change_console(vc_cons[newvt].d);
800 release_console_sem();
805 * Switched-to response
810 * If it's just an ACK, ignore it
812 if (arg != VT_ACKACQ)
819 * Disallocate memory associated to VT (but leave VT1)
822 if (arg > MAX_NR_CONSOLES)
825 /* deallocate all unused consoles, but leave 0 */
826 acquire_console_sem();
827 for (i=1; i<MAX_NR_CONSOLES; i++)
830 release_console_sem();
832 /* deallocate a single console, if possible */
836 if (arg) { /* leave 0 */
837 acquire_console_sem();
839 release_console_sem();
846 struct vt_sizes __user *vtsizes = up;
850 if (get_user(ll, &vtsizes->v_rows) ||
851 get_user(cc, &vtsizes->v_cols))
853 for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_CONSOLES; i++)
854 vc_lock_resize(vc_cons[i].d, cc, ll);
860 struct vt_consize __user *vtconsize = up;
861 ushort ll,cc,vlin,clin,vcol,ccol;
864 if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, vtconsize,
865 sizeof(struct vt_consize)))
867 __get_user(ll, &vtconsize->v_rows);
868 __get_user(cc, &vtconsize->v_cols);
869 __get_user(vlin, &vtconsize->v_vlin);
870 __get_user(clin, &vtconsize->v_clin);
871 __get_user(vcol, &vtconsize->v_vcol);
872 __get_user(ccol, &vtconsize->v_ccol);
873 vlin = vlin ? vlin : vc->vc_scan_lines;
877 return -EINVAL; /* Parameters don't add up */
892 for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_CONSOLES; i++) {
895 acquire_console_sem();
897 vc_cons[i].d->vc_scan_lines = vlin;
899 vc_cons[i].d->vc_font.height = clin;
900 vc_resize(vc_cons[i].d, cc, ll);
901 release_console_sem();
909 op.op = KD_FONT_OP_SET;
910 op.flags = KD_FONT_FLAG_OLD | KD_FONT_FLAG_DONT_RECALC; /* Compatibility */
915 return con_font_op(vc_cons[fg_console].d, &op);
919 op.op = KD_FONT_OP_GET;
920 op.flags = KD_FONT_FLAG_OLD;
925 return con_font_op(vc_cons[fg_console].d, &op);
931 return con_set_cmap(up);
934 return con_get_cmap(up);
938 return do_fontx_ioctl(cmd, up, perm, &op);
945 #ifdef BROKEN_GRAPHICS_PROGRAMS
946 /* With BROKEN_GRAPHICS_PROGRAMS defined, the default
947 font is not saved. */
951 op.op = KD_FONT_OP_SET_DEFAULT;
953 i = con_font_op(vc_cons[fg_console].d, &op);
956 con_set_default_unimap(vc_cons[fg_console].d);
963 if (copy_from_user(&op, up, sizeof(op)))
965 if (!perm && op.op != KD_FONT_OP_GET)
967 i = con_font_op(vc, &op);
969 if (copy_to_user(up, &op, sizeof(op)))
977 return con_set_trans_old(up);
980 return con_get_trans_old(up);
985 return con_set_trans_new(up);
988 return con_get_trans_new(up);
991 { struct unimapinit ui;
994 i = copy_from_user(&ui, up, sizeof(struct unimapinit));
995 if (i) return -EFAULT;
996 con_clear_unimap(vc, &ui);
1002 return do_unimap_ioctl(cmd, up, perm, vc);
1005 if (!capable(CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG))
1009 case VT_UNLOCKSWITCH:
1010 if (!capable(CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG))
1014 case VT_GETHIFONTMASK:
1015 return put_user(vc->vc_hi_font_mask, (unsigned short __user *)arg);
1017 return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
1022 * Sometimes we want to wait until a particular VT has been activated. We
1023 * do it in a very simple manner. Everybody waits on a single queue and
1024 * get woken up at once. Those that are satisfied go on with their business,
1025 * while those not ready go back to sleep. Seems overkill to add a wait
1026 * to each vt just for this - usually this does nothing!
1028 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(vt_activate_queue);
1031 * Sleeps until a vt is activated, or the task is interrupted. Returns
1032 * 0 if activation, -EINTR if interrupted.
1034 int vt_waitactive(int vt)
1037 DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
1039 add_wait_queue(&vt_activate_queue, &wait);
1041 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
1043 if (vt == fg_console)
1046 if (signal_pending(current))
1050 remove_wait_queue(&vt_activate_queue, &wait);
1051 current->state = TASK_RUNNING;
1055 #define vt_wake_waitactive() wake_up(&vt_activate_queue)
1057 void reset_vc(struct vc_data *vc)
1059 vc->vc_mode = KD_TEXT;
1060 kbd_table[vc->vc_num].kbdmode = VC_XLATE;
1061 vc->vt_mode.mode = VT_AUTO;
1062 vc->vt_mode.waitv = 0;
1063 vc->vt_mode.relsig = 0;
1064 vc->vt_mode.acqsig = 0;
1065 vc->vt_mode.frsig = 0;
1066 put_pid(xchg(&vc->vt_pid, NULL));
1068 if (!in_interrupt()) /* Via keyboard.c:SAK() - akpm */
1073 * Performs the back end of a vt switch
1075 static void complete_change_console(struct vc_data *vc)
1077 unsigned char old_vc_mode;
1079 last_console = fg_console;
1082 * If we're switching, we could be going from KD_GRAPHICS to
1083 * KD_TEXT mode or vice versa, which means we need to blank or
1084 * unblank the screen later.
1086 old_vc_mode = vc_cons[fg_console].d->vc_mode;
1090 * This can't appear below a successful kill_proc(). If it did,
1091 * then the *blank_screen operation could occur while X, having
1092 * received acqsig, is waking up on another processor. This
1093 * condition can lead to overlapping accesses to the VGA range
1094 * and the framebuffer (causing system lockups).
1096 * To account for this we duplicate this code below only if the
1097 * controlling process is gone and we've called reset_vc.
1099 if (old_vc_mode != vc->vc_mode) {
1100 if (vc->vc_mode == KD_TEXT)
1101 do_unblank_screen(1);
1107 * If this new console is under process control, send it a signal
1108 * telling it that it has acquired. Also check if it has died and
1109 * clean up (similar to logic employed in change_console())
1111 if (vc->vt_mode.mode == VT_PROCESS) {
1113 * Send the signal as privileged - kill_proc() will
1114 * tell us if the process has gone or something else
1117 if (kill_pid(vc->vt_pid, vc->vt_mode.acqsig, 1) != 0) {
1119 * The controlling process has died, so we revert back to
1120 * normal operation. In this case, we'll also change back
1121 * to KD_TEXT mode. I'm not sure if this is strictly correct
1122 * but it saves the agony when the X server dies and the screen
1123 * remains blanked due to KD_GRAPHICS! It would be nice to do
1124 * this outside of VT_PROCESS but there is no single process
1125 * to account for and tracking tty count may be undesirable.
1129 if (old_vc_mode != vc->vc_mode) {
1130 if (vc->vc_mode == KD_TEXT)
1131 do_unblank_screen(1);
1139 * Wake anyone waiting for their VT to activate
1141 vt_wake_waitactive();
1146 * Performs the front-end of a vt switch
1148 void change_console(struct vc_data *new_vc)
1152 if (!new_vc || new_vc->vc_num == fg_console || vt_dont_switch)
1156 * If this vt is in process mode, then we need to handshake with
1157 * that process before switching. Essentially, we store where that
1158 * vt wants to switch to and wait for it to tell us when it's done
1159 * (via VT_RELDISP ioctl).
1161 * We also check to see if the controlling process still exists.
1162 * If it doesn't, we reset this vt to auto mode and continue.
1163 * This is a cheap way to track process control. The worst thing
1164 * that can happen is: we send a signal to a process, it dies, and
1165 * the switch gets "lost" waiting for a response; hopefully, the
1166 * user will try again, we'll detect the process is gone (unless
1167 * the user waits just the right amount of time :-) and revert the
1168 * vt to auto control.
1170 vc = vc_cons[fg_console].d;
1171 if (vc->vt_mode.mode == VT_PROCESS) {
1173 * Send the signal as privileged - kill_proc() will
1174 * tell us if the process has gone or something else
1177 if (kill_pid(vc->vt_pid, vc->vt_mode.relsig, 1) == 0) {
1179 * It worked. Mark the vt to switch to and
1180 * return. The process needs to send us a
1181 * VT_RELDISP ioctl to complete the switch.
1183 vc->vt_newvt = new_vc->vc_num;
1188 * The controlling process has died, so we revert back to
1189 * normal operation. In this case, we'll also change back
1190 * to KD_TEXT mode. I'm not sure if this is strictly correct
1191 * but it saves the agony when the X server dies and the screen
1192 * remains blanked due to KD_GRAPHICS! It would be nice to do
1193 * this outside of VT_PROCESS but there is no single process
1194 * to account for and tracking tty count may be undesirable.
1199 * Fall through to normal (VT_AUTO) handling of the switch...
1204 * Ignore all switches in KD_GRAPHICS+VT_AUTO mode
1206 if (vc->vc_mode == KD_GRAPHICS)
1209 complete_change_console(new_vc);