Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] fbcon: expose cursor blink interval via sysfs
From: Richard Weinberger <hidden>
Date: 2015-01-26 20:54:31
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From: Richard Weinberger <hidden>
Date: 2015-01-26 20:54:31
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On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Scot Doyle [off-list ref] wrote:
The fbcon cursor, when set to blink, is hardcoded to toggle display state five times per second. Expose this setting via /sys/class/graphics/fbcon/cursor_blink_ms Values written to the interface set the approximate time interval in milliseconds between cursor toggles, from 1 to 32767. Since the interval is stored internally as a number of jiffies, the millisecond value read from the interface may not exactly match the entered value. An outstanding blink timer is reset after a new value is entered. If the cursor blink is disabled, either via the 'cursor_blink' boolean setting or some other mechanism, the 'cursor_blink_ms' setting may still be modified. The new value will be used if the blink is reactivated.
Out of curiosity, why do you need this new setting? Your patch describes what it does but does not describe the "why". -- Thanks, //richard