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Hello,

> > > What we need for multiple console support a la wscons's
> > > Ctl-Alt-Fx is a  way for wscons to keep a cell array in memory of
> > > the characters at each  location. As lines scroll, etc, the cell
> > > array is manipulated as well as  the screen. Whenever we switch
> > > consoles, we just redraw a different cell  array. When activity
> > > happens off-screen, we only update the cell array.
> >=20
> > Guess what I've been writing since yesterday or so. I got annoyed
> > enough by at least 4 different drivers implementing virtual consoles
> > with more or less identical code to write a wrapper that does
> > exactly what you describe ( instead of having it in each driver... )
> > and which would also work with ofb or any other wsdisplay driver.
>=20
> WOO HOO!!!!!

So you volunteer to review the code? ;)
Seriously - it's in a shape that I'd consider settled down and halfway
presentable now, so far it works with pnozz and ffb, adapting other
drivers is trivial ( saves a couple hundred lines when throwing out
driver-specific virtual console stuff, adds only a few otherwise ) You'd
probably want a few things renamed, I spent my time getting it to work
properly instead of thinking about file names ;)

have fun
Michael

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