# Re: \[PATCH 31/45\] tty: vt: use VESA blanking constants

- From: Thomas Zimmermann \<tzimmermann@suse.de\>
- Date: 2024-01-18 08:41:36 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2024/01/2463370
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2024/01/2463251/t.md

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Hi

Am 18.01.24 um 09:32 schrieb Jiri Slaby:
> On 18. 01. 24, 9:30, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
>> Am 18.01.24 um 08:57 schrieb Jiri Slaby (SUSE):
>>> There are VESA blanking constants defined in console.h already. So use
>>> them in the console code instead of constant values.
>>
>> These constants also exist in include/uapi/linux/fb.h. It would be nice to find a common header where they can be shared.
>
> Hi,
>
> see 32/45.
>
> I actually don't know how to fix that nicely while keeping uapi happy.

Is it hard to get a new UAPI header accepted (honest question)? There are a few things I'd like to split off from fbdev. But that would require UAPI headers.

Best regards
Thomas

>

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