[Patch 5/9]: vt: Amend three Kconfig files
From: Alan Mackenzie <hidden>
Date: 2026-08-27 18:50:39
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dri-devel, linux-serial, lkml
Subsystem:
drm drivers, drm drivers and misc gpu patches, speakup console speech driver, the rest · Maintainers:
David Airlie, Simona Vetter, Maarten Lankhorst, Maxime Ripard, Thomas Zimmermann, William Hubbs, Chris Brannon, Kirk Reiser, Samuel Thibault, Linus Torvalds
vt: 32b glyph: 5. Amend three Kconfig files Until it becomes clear how to integrate CONFIG_A11Y_BRAILLE_CONSOLE and CONFIG_SPEAKUP, they will remain disabled when CONFIG_FB_GLYPH_21BIT is #defined. Signed-off-by: Alan Mackenzie <redacted>
diff --git a/drivers/accessibility/Kconfig b/drivers/accessibility/Kconfig
index 6b2f79d1f1b8..8f27e1c657b6 100644
--- a/drivers/accessibility/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/accessibility/Kconfig@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ config A11Y_BRAILLE_CONSOLE bool "Console on braille device" depends on VT depends on SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE + depends on !FB_GLYPH_21BIT help Enables console output on a braille device connected to a 8250 serial port. For now only the VisioBraille device is supported.
diff --git a/drivers/accessibility/speakup/Kconfig b/drivers/accessibility/speakup/Kconfig
index e84fb617acc4..458bee03d3e8 100644
--- a/drivers/accessibility/speakup/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/accessibility/speakup/Kconfig@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ menu "Speakup console speech" config SPEAKUP depends on VT + depends on !FB_GLYPH_21BIT tristate "Speakup core" help This is the Speakup screen reader. Think of it as a
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/Kconfig
index 6096c623d9d5..0ce8c1506eaa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/Kconfig@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ config DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION If in doubt, say "Y". +config FB_GLYPH_21BIT + bool "Enable 21-bit glyphs in the frame buffer device" + depends on (DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION = y) + help + This option enables 21-bit glyphs in the fbdev framebuffer, + surmounting the traditional restriction to 256/512 glyphs dating back + to the VGA hardware of the 1980s and 1990s. To use this effectively + you will need a suitable font and possibly a suitable keyboard layout. + config DRM_FBDEV_OVERALLOC int "Overallocation of the fbdev buffer" depends on DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION