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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c | 38 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/vt.h | 7 |
2 files changed, 44 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c index d29fbd44bdca..0fceb8f4d6f2 100644 --- a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c +++ b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c @@ -972,6 +972,41 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file, } break; + case VT_SETACTIVATE: + { + struct vt_setactivate vsa; + + if (!perm) + goto eperm; + + if (copy_from_user(&vsa, (struct vt_setactivate __user *)arg, + sizeof(struct vt_setactivate))) + return -EFAULT; + if (vsa.console == 0 || vsa.console > MAX_NR_CONSOLES) + ret = -ENXIO; + else { + vsa.console--; + acquire_console_sem(); + ret = vc_allocate(vsa.console); + if (ret == 0) { + struct vc_data *nvc; + /* This is safe providing we don't drop the + console sem between vc_allocate and + finishing referencing nvc */ + nvc = vc_cons[vsa.console].d; + nvc->vt_mode = vsa.mode; + nvc->vt_mode.frsig = 0; + put_pid(nvc->vt_pid); + nvc->vt_pid = get_pid(task_pid(current)); + } + release_console_sem(); + if (ret) + break; + /* Commence switch and lock */ + set_console(arg); + } + } + /* * wait until the specified VT has been activated */ @@ -1342,7 +1377,8 @@ void vc_SAK(struct work_struct *work) } /* - * Performs the back end of a vt switch + * Performs the back end of a vt switch. Called under the console + * semaphore. */ static void complete_change_console(struct vc_data *vc) { diff --git a/include/linux/vt.h b/include/linux/vt.h index 831daf64b90c..7afca0d72139 100644 --- a/include/linux/vt.h +++ b/include/linux/vt.h @@ -77,4 +77,11 @@ struct vt_event { #define VT_WAITEVENT 0x560E /* Wait for an event */ +struct vt_setactivate { + unsigned int console; + struct vt_mode mode; +}; + +#define VT_SETACTIVATE 0x560F /* Activate and set the mode of a console */ + #endif /* _LINUX_VT_H */ |