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+/*
+ *  linux/include/linux/console.h
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 1993        Hamish Macdonald
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file COPYING in the main directory of this archive
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * Changed:
+ * 10-Mar-94: Arno Griffioen: Conversion for vt100 emulator port from PC LINUX
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_CONSOLE_H_
+#define _LINUX_CONSOLE_H_ 1
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+
+struct vc_data;
+struct console_font_op;
+struct console_font;
+struct module;
+
+/*
+ * this is what the terminal answers to a ESC-Z or csi0c query.
+ */
+#define VT100ID "\033[?1;2c"
+#define VT102ID "\033[?6c"
+
+struct consw {
+	struct module *owner;
+	const char *(*con_startup)(void);
+	void	(*con_init)(struct vc_data *, int);
+	void	(*con_deinit)(struct vc_data *);
+	void	(*con_clear)(struct vc_data *, int, int, int, int);
+	void	(*con_putc)(struct vc_data *, int, int, int);
+	void	(*con_putcs)(struct vc_data *, const unsigned short *, int, int, int);
+	void	(*con_cursor)(struct vc_data *, int);
+	int	(*con_scroll)(struct vc_data *, int, int, int, int);
+	void	(*con_bmove)(struct vc_data *, int, int, int, int, int, int);
+	int	(*con_switch)(struct vc_data *);
+	int	(*con_blank)(struct vc_data *, int, int);
+	int	(*con_font_set)(struct vc_data *, struct console_font *, unsigned);
+	int	(*con_font_get)(struct vc_data *, struct console_font *);
+	int	(*con_font_default)(struct vc_data *, struct console_font *, char *);
+	int	(*con_font_copy)(struct vc_data *, int);
+	int	(*con_resize)(struct vc_data *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
+	int	(*con_set_palette)(struct vc_data *, unsigned char *);
+	int	(*con_scrolldelta)(struct vc_data *, int);
+	int	(*con_set_origin)(struct vc_data *);
+	void	(*con_save_screen)(struct vc_data *);
+	u8	(*con_build_attr)(struct vc_data *, u8, u8, u8, u8, u8);
+	void	(*con_invert_region)(struct vc_data *, u16 *, int);
+	u16    *(*con_screen_pos)(struct vc_data *, int);
+	unsigned long (*con_getxy)(struct vc_data *, unsigned long, int *, int *);
+};
+
+extern const struct consw *conswitchp;
+
+extern const struct consw dummy_con;	/* dummy console buffer */
+extern const struct consw vga_con;	/* VGA text console */
+extern const struct consw newport_con;	/* SGI Newport console  */
+extern const struct consw prom_con;	/* SPARC PROM console */
+
+int take_over_console(const struct consw *sw, int first, int last, int deflt);
+void give_up_console(const struct consw *sw);
+
+/* scroll */
+#define SM_UP       (1)
+#define SM_DOWN     (2)
+
+/* cursor */
+#define CM_DRAW     (1)
+#define CM_ERASE    (2)
+#define CM_MOVE     (3)
+
+/*
+ * The interface for a console, or any other device that wants to capture
+ * console messages (printer driver?)
+ *
+ * If a console driver is marked CON_BOOT then it will be auto-unregistered
+ * when the first real console is registered.  This is for early-printk drivers.
+ */
+
+#define CON_PRINTBUFFER	(1)
+#define CON_CONSDEV	(2) /* Last on the command line */
+#define CON_ENABLED	(4)
+#define CON_BOOT	(8)
+
+struct console
+{
+	char	name[8];
+	void	(*write)(struct console *, const char *, unsigned);
+	int	(*read)(struct console *, char *, unsigned);
+	struct tty_driver *(*device)(struct console *, int *);
+	void	(*unblank)(void);
+	int	(*setup)(struct console *, char *);
+	short	flags;
+	short	index;
+	int	cflag;
+	void	*data;
+	struct	 console *next;
+};
+
+extern int add_preferred_console(char *name, int idx, char *options);
+extern void register_console(struct console *);
+extern int unregister_console(struct console *);
+extern struct console *console_drivers;
+extern void acquire_console_sem(void);
+extern int try_acquire_console_sem(void);
+extern void release_console_sem(void);
+extern void console_conditional_schedule(void);
+extern void console_unblank(void);
+extern struct tty_driver *console_device(int *);
+extern void console_stop(struct console *);
+extern void console_start(struct console *);
+extern int is_console_locked(void);
+
+/* Some debug stub to catch some of the obvious races in the VT code */
+#if 1
+#define WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED()	WARN_ON(!is_console_locked() && !oops_in_progress)
+#else
+#define WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED()
+#endif
+
+/* VESA Blanking Levels */
+#define VESA_NO_BLANKING        0
+#define VESA_VSYNC_SUSPEND      1
+#define VESA_HSYNC_SUSPEND      2
+#define VESA_POWERDOWN          3
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_CONSOLE_H */