[PATCH v2] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles

[PATCH v2] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles

[Manuel Schölling]

Add a scrollback buffers for each VGA console. The benefit is that
the scrollback history is not flushed when switching between consoles
but is persistent.
The buffers are allocated on demand when a new console is opened.

Signed-off-by: Manuel Schölling <manuel.schoelling@gmx.de>
---
 drivers/video/console/Kconfig  |   19 ++++-
 drivers/video/console/vgacon.c |  159 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 2 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
index fe1cd01..05fdc2c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
@@ -43,9 +43,22 @@ config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE
        range 1 1024
        default "64"
        help
-         Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for the scrollback
-	 buffer.  Each 64KB will give you approximately 16 80x25
-	 screenfuls of scrollback buffer
+	  Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for scrollback
+	  buffers of VGA consoles. Each 64KB will give you approximately
+	  16 80x25 screenfuls of scrollback buffer.
+
+config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+	bool "Persistent Scrollback History for each console"
+	depends on VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
+	default y
+	help
+	  Say Y here if for each VGA console a scrollback buffer should
+	  be allocated. The scrollback history will persist when switching
+	  between consoles. If you say N here, scrollback is only supported
+	  for the active VGA console and scrollback history will be flushed
+	  when switching between consoles.
+
+	  If you use a RAM-constrained system, say N here.
 
 config MDA_CONSOLE
 	depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index 9d8feac..652131d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -181,70 +181,126 @@ static inline void vga_set_mem_top(struct vc_data *c)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
 /* software scrollback */
-static void *vgacon_scrollback;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_tail;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_size;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_rows;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cur;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_save;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_restore;
-
-static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int pitch)
+struct vgacon_scrollback_info {
+	void *data;
+	int tail;
+	int size;
+	int rows;
+	int cnt;
+	int cur;
+	int save;
+	int restore;
+};
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info *vgacon_scrollback_cur;
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[MAX_NR_CONSOLES];
+#else
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[1];
+#endif
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_reset(size_t reset_size)
 {
-	int rows = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024/pitch;
-
-	if (vgacon_scrollback) {
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_rows = rows - 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_size = rows * pitch;
+	if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->data && reset_size > 0)
+		memset(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, 0, reset_size);
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt  = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur  = 0;
+}
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int vc_num)
+{
+	int pitch = vga_video_num_columns * 2;
+	size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
+	int rows = size/pitch;
+	void *data;
+
+	data = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	if (data) {
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data = data;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows = rows - 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->size = rows * pitch;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(0);
+	} else {
+		pr_warn("VGAcon: failed to allocate memory for scrollback. Trying to reuse previous buffer.\n");
+		/* leave vgacon_scrollback_cur untouched
+		   but reset its content */
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
 	}
 }
 
+static void vgacon_switch_scrollback(int vc_num)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
+	else
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
+#else
+	vc_num = 0;
+
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
+	else {
+		size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 static void vgacon_scrollback_startup(void)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(vga_video_num_columns * 2);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vgacon_scrollbacks); ++i)
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[i].data = NULL;
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[0];
+	vgacon_scrollback_init(0);
 }
 
 static void vgacon_scrollback_update(struct vc_data *c, int t, int count)
 {
 	void *p;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_size || c->vc_num != fg_console)
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data || !vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
 		return;
 
 	p = (void *) (c->vc_origin + t * c->vc_size_row);
 
 	while (count--) {
-		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback + vgacon_scrollback_tail,
+		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data +
+			    vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail,
 			    p, c->vc_size_row);
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt++;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt++;
 		p += c->vc_size_row;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail += c->vc_size_row;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail += c->vc_size_row;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_tail >= vgacon_scrollback_size)
-			vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
+		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail >= vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
+			vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_cnt > vgacon_scrollback_rows)
-			vgacon_scrollback_cnt = vgacon_scrollback_rows;
+		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt > vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows)
+			vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt = vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows;
 
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback_save = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 0;
 
-	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_restore) {
+	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore) {
 		scr_memcpyw((u16 *) c->vc_origin, (u16 *) c->vc_screenbuf,
 			    c->vc_screenbuf_size > vga_vram_size ?
 			    vga_vram_size : c->vc_screenbuf_size);
-		vgacon_scrollback_restore = 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -258,41 +314,41 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback)
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_save) {
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->save) {
 		vgacon_cursor(c, CM_ERASE);
 		vgacon_save_screen(c);
-		vgacon_scrollback_save = 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 1;
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_restore = 0;
-	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur + lines;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 0;
+	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur + lines;
 	end = start + abs(lines);
 
 	if (start < 0)
 		start = 0;
 
-	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		start = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
+		start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 
 	if (end < 0)
 		end = 0;
 
-	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		end = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
+		end = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_cur = start;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = start;
 	count = end - start;
-	soff = vgacon_scrollback_tail - ((vgacon_scrollback_cnt - end) *
-					 c->vc_size_row);
+	soff = vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail -
+		((vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - end) * c->vc_size_row);
 	soff -= count * c->vc_size_row;
 
 	if (soff < 0)
-		soff += vgacon_scrollback_size;
+		soff += vgacon_scrollback_cur->size;
 
-	count = vgacon_scrollback_cnt - start;
+	count = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - start;
 
 	if (count > c->vc_rows)
 		count = c->vc_rows;
@@ -306,13 +362,13 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 
 		count *= c->vc_size_row;
 		/* how much memory to end of buffer left? */
-		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_size - soff);
-		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback + soff, copysize);
+		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_cur->size - soff);
+		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data + soff, copysize);
 		d += copysize;
 		count -= copysize;
 
 		if (count) {
-			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback, count);
+			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, count);
 			d += count;
 		}
 
@@ -327,6 +383,7 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_startup(...) do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_init(...)    do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_update(...)  do { } while (0)
+#define vgacon_switch_scrollback(...)  do { } while (0)
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
@@ -842,7 +899,7 @@ static int vgacon_switch(struct vc_data *c)
 			vgacon_doresize(c, c->vc_cols, c->vc_rows);
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(c->vc_size_row);
+	vgacon_switch_scrollback(c->vc_num);
 	return 0;		/* Redrawing not needed */
 }
 
-- 
1.7.10.4

[PATCH RESEND v2] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles

[Manuel Schölling]

Add a scrollback buffers for each VGA console. The benefit is that
the scrollback history is not flushed when switching between consoles
but is persistent.
The buffers are allocated on demand when a new console is opened.

Signed-off-by: Manuel Schölling <manuel.schoelling@gmx.de>
---
 drivers/video/console/Kconfig  |   19 ++++-
 drivers/video/console/vgacon.c |  159 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 2 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
index fe1cd01..05fdc2c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
@@ -43,9 +43,22 @@ config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE
        range 1 1024
        default "64"
        help
-         Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for the scrollback
-	 buffer.  Each 64KB will give you approximately 16 80x25
-	 screenfuls of scrollback buffer
+	  Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for scrollback
+	  buffers of VGA consoles. Each 64KB will give you approximately
+	  16 80x25 screenfuls of scrollback buffer.
+
+config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+	bool "Persistent Scrollback History for each console"
+	depends on VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
+	default y
+	help
+	  Say Y here if for each VGA console a scrollback buffer should
+	  be allocated. The scrollback history will persist when switching
+	  between consoles. If you say N here, scrollback is only supported
+	  for the active VGA console and scrollback history will be flushed
+	  when switching between consoles.
+
+	  If you use a RAM-constrained system, say N here.
 
 config MDA_CONSOLE
 	depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index 9d8feac..652131d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -181,70 +181,126 @@ static inline void vga_set_mem_top(struct vc_data *c)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
 /* software scrollback */
-static void *vgacon_scrollback;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_tail;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_size;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_rows;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_cur;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_save;
-static int vgacon_scrollback_restore;
-
-static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int pitch)
+struct vgacon_scrollback_info {
+	void *data;
+	int tail;
+	int size;
+	int rows;
+	int cnt;
+	int cur;
+	int save;
+	int restore;
+};
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info *vgacon_scrollback_cur;
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[MAX_NR_CONSOLES];
+#else
+static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[1];
+#endif
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_reset(size_t reset_size)
 {
-	int rows = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024/pitch;
-
-	if (vgacon_scrollback) {
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur  = 0;
-		vgacon_scrollback_rows = rows - 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_size = rows * pitch;
+	if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->data && reset_size > 0)
+		memset(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, 0, reset_size);
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt  = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur  = 0;
+}
+
+static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int vc_num)
+{
+	int pitch = vga_video_num_columns * 2;
+	size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
+	int rows = size/pitch;
+	void *data;
+
+	data = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	if (data) {
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data = data;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows = rows - 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->size = rows * pitch;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(0);
+	} else {
+		pr_warn("VGAcon: failed to allocate memory for scrollback. Trying to reuse previous buffer.\n");
+		/* leave vgacon_scrollback_cur untouched
+		   but reset its content */
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
 	}
 }
 
+static void vgacon_switch_scrollback(int vc_num)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
+	else
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
+#else
+	vc_num = 0;
+
+	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
+		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
+	else {
+		size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 static void vgacon_scrollback_startup(void)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(vga_video_num_columns * 2);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vgacon_scrollbacks); ++i)
+		vgacon_scrollbacks[i].data = NULL;
+
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[0];
+	vgacon_scrollback_init(0);
 }
 
 static void vgacon_scrollback_update(struct vc_data *c, int t, int count)
 {
 	void *p;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_size || c->vc_num != fg_console)
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data || !vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
 		return;
 
 	p = (void *) (c->vc_origin + t * c->vc_size_row);
 
 	while (count--) {
-		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback + vgacon_scrollback_tail,
+		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data +
+			    vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail,
 			    p, c->vc_size_row);
-		vgacon_scrollback_cnt++;
+
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt++;
 		p += c->vc_size_row;
-		vgacon_scrollback_tail += c->vc_size_row;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail += c->vc_size_row;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_tail >= vgacon_scrollback_size)
-			vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
+		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail >= vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
+			vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
 
-		if (vgacon_scrollback_cnt > vgacon_scrollback_rows)
-			vgacon_scrollback_cnt = vgacon_scrollback_rows;
+		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt > vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows)
+			vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt = vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows;
 
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
-	vgacon_scrollback_save = 0;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 0;
 
-	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_restore) {
+	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore) {
 		scr_memcpyw((u16 *) c->vc_origin, (u16 *) c->vc_screenbuf,
 			    c->vc_screenbuf_size > vga_vram_size ?
 			    vga_vram_size : c->vc_screenbuf_size);
-		vgacon_scrollback_restore = 1;
-		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -258,41 +314,41 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback)
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (!vgacon_scrollback_save) {
+	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->save) {
 		vgacon_cursor(c, CM_ERASE);
 		vgacon_save_screen(c);
-		vgacon_scrollback_save = 1;
+		vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 1;
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_restore = 0;
-	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur + lines;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 0;
+	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur + lines;
 	end = start + abs(lines);
 
 	if (start < 0)
 		start = 0;
 
-	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		start = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
+		start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 
 	if (end < 0)
 		end = 0;
 
-	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
-		end = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
+	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
+		end = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_cur = start;
+	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = start;
 	count = end - start;
-	soff = vgacon_scrollback_tail - ((vgacon_scrollback_cnt - end) *
-					 c->vc_size_row);
+	soff = vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail -
+		((vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - end) * c->vc_size_row);
 	soff -= count * c->vc_size_row;
 
 	if (soff < 0)
-		soff += vgacon_scrollback_size;
+		soff += vgacon_scrollback_cur->size;
 
-	count = vgacon_scrollback_cnt - start;
+	count = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - start;
 
 	if (count > c->vc_rows)
 		count = c->vc_rows;
@@ -306,13 +362,13 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 
 		count *= c->vc_size_row;
 		/* how much memory to end of buffer left? */
-		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_size - soff);
-		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback + soff, copysize);
+		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_cur->size - soff);
+		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data + soff, copysize);
 		d += copysize;
 		count -= copysize;
 
 		if (count) {
-			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback, count);
+			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, count);
 			d += count;
 		}
 
@@ -327,6 +383,7 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_startup(...) do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_init(...)    do { } while (0)
 #define vgacon_scrollback_update(...)  do { } while (0)
+#define vgacon_switch_scrollback(...)  do { } while (0)
 
 static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 {
@@ -842,7 +899,7 @@ static int vgacon_switch(struct vc_data *c)
 			vgacon_doresize(c, c->vc_cols, c->vc_rows);
 	}
 
-	vgacon_scrollback_init(c->vc_size_row);
+	vgacon_switch_scrollback(c->vc_num);
 	return 0;		/* Redrawing not needed */
 }
 
-- 
1.7.10.4

Re: [PATCH RESEND v2] console: Add persistent scrollback buffers for all VGA consoles

[Manuel Schoelling]

This version reuses an "old" scrollback buffer of the previous console
if memory allocation fails.

However, the issue of clearing the console using the 'clear_console'
commnad [1,2] is still unsolved. I'd prefer implementing it using a
ioctl() call but it's open for discussion ;)

[1] https://sources.debian.net/src/bash/4.2%
2Bdfsg-0.1/debian/clear_console.c
[2] http://manpages.debian.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=clear_console

On So, 2014-06-15 at 01:15 +0200, Manuel Schölling wrote:
> Add a scrollback buffers for each VGA console. The benefit is that
> the scrollback history is not flushed when switching between consoles
> but is persistent.
> The buffers are allocated on demand when a new console is opened.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Manuel Schölling <manuel.schoelling@gmx.de>
> ---
>  drivers/video/console/Kconfig  |   19 ++++-
>  drivers/video/console/vgacon.c |  159 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
>  2 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
> index fe1cd01..05fdc2c 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
> @@ -43,9 +43,22 @@ config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE
>         range 1 1024
>         default "64"
>         help
> -         Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for the scrollback
> -	 buffer.  Each 64KB will give you approximately 16 80x25
> -	 screenfuls of scrollback buffer
> +	  Enter the amount of System RAM to allocate for scrollback
> +	  buffers of VGA consoles. Each 64KB will give you approximately
> +	  16 80x25 screenfuls of scrollback buffer.
> +
> +config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
> +	bool "Persistent Scrollback History for each console"
> +	depends on VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
> +	default y
> +	help
> +	  Say Y here if for each VGA console a scrollback buffer should
> +	  be allocated. The scrollback history will persist when switching
> +	  between consoles. If you say N here, scrollback is only supported
> +	  for the active VGA console and scrollback history will be flushed
> +	  when switching between consoles.
> +
> +	  If you use a RAM-constrained system, say N here.
>  
>  config MDA_CONSOLE
>  	depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA
> diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
> index 9d8feac..652131d 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
> @@ -181,70 +181,126 @@ static inline void vga_set_mem_top(struct vc_data *c)
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
>  /* software scrollback */
> -static void *vgacon_scrollback;
> -static int vgacon_scrollback_tail;
> -static int vgacon_scrollback_size;
> -static int vgacon_scrollback_rows;
> -static int vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
> -static int vgacon_scrollback_cur;
> -static int vgacon_scrollback_save;
> -static int vgacon_scrollback_restore;
> -
> -static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int pitch)
> +struct vgacon_scrollback_info {
> +	void *data;
> +	int tail;
> +	int size;
> +	int rows;
> +	int cnt;
> +	int cur;
> +	int save;
> +	int restore;
> +};
> +static struct vgacon_scrollback_info *vgacon_scrollback_cur;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
> +static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[MAX_NR_CONSOLES];
> +#else
> +static struct vgacon_scrollback_info vgacon_scrollbacks[1];
> +#endif
> +
> +static void vgacon_scrollback_reset(size_t reset_size)
>  {
> -	int rows = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024/pitch;
> -
> -	if (vgacon_scrollback) {
> -		vgacon_scrollback_cnt  = 0;
> -		vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
> -		vgacon_scrollback_cur  = 0;
> -		vgacon_scrollback_rows = rows - 1;
> -		vgacon_scrollback_size = rows * pitch;
> +	if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->data && reset_size > 0)
> +		memset(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, 0, reset_size);
> +
> +	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt  = 0;
> +	vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
> +	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur  = 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void vgacon_scrollback_init(int vc_num)
> +{
> +	int pitch = vga_video_num_columns * 2;
> +	size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
> +	int rows = size/pitch;
> +	void *data;
> +
> +	data = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
> +	if (data) {
> +		vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data = data;
> +		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
> +
> +		vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows = rows - 1;
> +		vgacon_scrollback_cur->size = rows * pitch;
> +
> +		vgacon_scrollback_reset(0);
> +	} else {
> +		pr_warn("VGAcon: failed to allocate memory for scrollback. Trying to reuse previous buffer.\n");
> +		/* leave vgacon_scrollback_cur untouched
> +		   but reset its content */
> +		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
>  	}
>  }
>  
> +static void vgacon_switch_scrollback(int vc_num)
> +{
> +#ifdef CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_FOR_EACH_CONSOLE
> +	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
> +		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
> +	else
> +		vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num];
> +#else
> +	vc_num = 0;
> +
> +	if (!vgacon_scrollbacks[vc_num].data)
> +		vgacon_scrollback_init(vc_num);
> +	else {
> +		size_t size = CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE * 1024;
> +
> +		vgacon_scrollback_reset(size);
> +	}
> +#endif
> +}
> +
>  static void vgacon_scrollback_startup(void)
>  {
> -	vgacon_scrollback = kcalloc(CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE, 1024, GFP_NOWAIT);
> -	vgacon_scrollback_init(vga_video_num_columns * 2);
> +	int i;
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vgacon_scrollbacks); ++i)
> +		vgacon_scrollbacks[i].data = NULL;
> +
> +	vgacon_scrollback_cur = &vgacon_scrollbacks[0];
> +	vgacon_scrollback_init(0);
>  }
>  
>  static void vgacon_scrollback_update(struct vc_data *c, int t, int count)
>  {
>  	void *p;
>  
> -	if (!vgacon_scrollback_size || c->vc_num != fg_console)
> +	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data || !vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
>  		return;
>  
>  	p = (void *) (c->vc_origin + t * c->vc_size_row);
>  
>  	while (count--) {
> -		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback + vgacon_scrollback_tail,
> +		scr_memcpyw(vgacon_scrollback_cur->data +
> +			    vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail,
>  			    p, c->vc_size_row);
> -		vgacon_scrollback_cnt++;
> +
> +		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt++;
>  		p += c->vc_size_row;
> -		vgacon_scrollback_tail += c->vc_size_row;
> +		vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail += c->vc_size_row;
>  
> -		if (vgacon_scrollback_tail >= vgacon_scrollback_size)
> -			vgacon_scrollback_tail = 0;
> +		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail >= vgacon_scrollback_cur->size)
> +			vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail = 0;
>  
> -		if (vgacon_scrollback_cnt > vgacon_scrollback_rows)
> -			vgacon_scrollback_cnt = vgacon_scrollback_rows;
> +		if (vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt > vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows)
> +			vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt = vgacon_scrollback_cur->rows;
>  
> -		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
> +		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
>  	}
>  }
>  
>  static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
>  {
> -	vgacon_scrollback_save = 0;
> +	vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 0;
>  
> -	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_restore) {
> +	if (!vga_is_gfx && !vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore) {
>  		scr_memcpyw((u16 *) c->vc_origin, (u16 *) c->vc_screenbuf,
>  			    c->vc_screenbuf_size > vga_vram_size ?
>  			    vga_vram_size : c->vc_screenbuf_size);
> -		vgacon_scrollback_restore = 1;
> -		vgacon_scrollback_cur = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
> +		vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 1;
> +		vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
>  	}
>  }
>  
> @@ -258,41 +314,41 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
>  		return 1;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (!vgacon_scrollback)
> +	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->data)
>  		return 1;
>  
> -	if (!vgacon_scrollback_save) {
> +	if (!vgacon_scrollback_cur->save) {
>  		vgacon_cursor(c, CM_ERASE);
>  		vgacon_save_screen(c);
> -		vgacon_scrollback_save = 1;
> +		vgacon_scrollback_cur->save = 1;
>  	}
>  
> -	vgacon_scrollback_restore = 0;
> -	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur + lines;
> +	vgacon_scrollback_cur->restore = 0;
> +	start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur + lines;
>  	end = start + abs(lines);
>  
>  	if (start < 0)
>  		start = 0;
>  
> -	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
> -		start = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
> +	if (start > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
> +		start = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
>  
>  	if (end < 0)
>  		end = 0;
>  
> -	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cnt)
> -		end = vgacon_scrollback_cnt;
> +	if (end > vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt)
> +		end = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt;
>  
> -	vgacon_scrollback_cur = start;
> +	vgacon_scrollback_cur->cur = start;
>  	count = end - start;
> -	soff = vgacon_scrollback_tail - ((vgacon_scrollback_cnt - end) *
> -					 c->vc_size_row);
> +	soff = vgacon_scrollback_cur->tail -
> +		((vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - end) * c->vc_size_row);
>  	soff -= count * c->vc_size_row;
>  
>  	if (soff < 0)
> -		soff += vgacon_scrollback_size;
> +		soff += vgacon_scrollback_cur->size;
>  
> -	count = vgacon_scrollback_cnt - start;
> +	count = vgacon_scrollback_cur->cnt - start;
>  
>  	if (count > c->vc_rows)
>  		count = c->vc_rows;
> @@ -306,13 +362,13 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
>  
>  		count *= c->vc_size_row;
>  		/* how much memory to end of buffer left? */
> -		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_size - soff);
> -		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback + soff, copysize);
> +		copysize = min(count, vgacon_scrollback_cur->size - soff);
> +		scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data + soff, copysize);
>  		d += copysize;
>  		count -= copysize;
>  
>  		if (count) {
> -			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback, count);
> +			scr_memcpyw(d, vgacon_scrollback_cur->data, count);
>  			d += count;
>  		}
>  
> @@ -327,6 +383,7 @@ static int vgacon_scrolldelta(struct vc_data *c, int lines)
>  #define vgacon_scrollback_startup(...) do { } while (0)
>  #define vgacon_scrollback_init(...)    do { } while (0)
>  #define vgacon_scrollback_update(...)  do { } while (0)
> +#define vgacon_switch_scrollback(...)  do { } while (0)
>  
>  static void vgacon_restore_screen(struct vc_data *c)
>  {
> @@ -842,7 +899,7 @@ static int vgacon_switch(struct vc_data *c)
>  			vgacon_doresize(c, c->vc_cols, c->vc_rows);
>  	}
>  
> -	vgacon_scrollback_init(c->vc_size_row);
> +	vgacon_switch_scrollback(c->vc_num);
>  	return 0;		/* Redrawing not needed */
>  }
>