[systemd-devel] [PATCH 1/2] vconsole: match on vtcon events, not fbcon ones

[Jan Engelhardt]

I observe that upon loading of framebuffer drivers, I do not get the
desired system font, but the kernel-level defaults (usually
lib/fonts/font_8x16.c, but your mileage may vary depending on kernel
config and boot options).

The fbcon driver may be loaded at a time way before the first
framebuffer device is active, such that the vconsole setup helper
runs too early.

The existing rule is non-fitting. The going live of the fbcon kernel
component does not indicate the proper time at which to load the
visuals, which really ought to be done when a new vtcon object comes
into existence. (The font table is a per-vtcon property.)
---
 src/vconsole/90-vconsole.rules.in | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/vconsole/90-vconsole.rules.in b/src/vconsole/90-vconsole.rules.in
index 0620096..35b9ad5 100644
--- a/src/vconsole/90-vconsole.rules.in
+++ b/src/vconsole/90-vconsole.rules.in
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
 #  (at your option) any later version.
 
-# Kernel resets vconsole state when changing console drivers so run
-# systemd-vconsole-setup when fbcon loads
-
-ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="graphics", KERNEL=="fbcon", RUN+="@rootlibexecdir@/systemd-vconsole-setup"
+# Each vtcon keeps its own state of fonts.
+#
+ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="vtconsole", KERNEL=="vtcon*", RUN+="@rootlibexecdir@/systemd-vconsole-setup"
-- 
2.1.4