Add configure option to use vt.handoff=7

This is used for non-recovery Linux entries only; it enables
flicker-free booting if gfxpayload=keep is in use and a suitable kernel
is present.

Author: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
Forwarded: not-needed
Last-Update: 2013-12-25

Patch-Name: vt_handoff.patch

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7f26de62cac95be3dcccc41e8d6f2c7a6c304457..735313d7272a780f2993cd4bedb446da5bc3c031 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1616,6 +1616,17 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST([GFXPAYLOAD_DYNAMIC])
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([vt-handoff],
+              [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-vt-handoff],
+                              [use Linux vt.handoff option for flicker-free booting (default=no)])],
+              [], [enable_vt_handoff=no])
+if test x"$enable_vt_handoff" = xyes ; then
+  VT_HANDOFF=1
+else
+  VT_HANDOFF=0
+fi
+AC_SUBST([VT_HANDOFF])
+
 LIBS=""
 
 AC_SUBST([FONT_SOURCE])

diff --git a/util/grub.d/10_linux.in b/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
index 41f83caf20baecf6ef6a9f500ab3c4fbc74d1a21..8d9588767bab9068b80fab91dc9632ca9a34c6db 100644 (file)
--- a/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
+++ b/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ ubuntu_recovery="@UBUNTU_RECOVERY@"
 quiet_boot="@QUIET_BOOT@"
 quick_boot="@QUICK_BOOT@"
 gfxpayload_dynamic="@GFXPAYLOAD_DYNAMIC@"
+vt_handoff="@VT_HANDOFF@"
 
 . "@datadir@/@PACKAGE@/grub-mkconfig_lib"
 
@@ -92,6 +93,14 @@ if [ "$ubuntu_recovery" = 1 ]; then
     GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_RECOVERY="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_RECOVERY nomodeset"
 fi
 
+if [ "$vt_handoff" = 1 ]; then
+  for word in $GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT; do
+    if [ "$word" = splash ]; then
+      GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT \$vt_handoff"
+    fi
+  done
+fi
+
 linux_entry ()
 {
   os="$1"
@@ -137,7 +146,7 @@ linux_entry ()
   fi
   if ([ "$ubuntu_recovery" = 0 ] || [ x$type != xrecovery ]) && \
      ([ "x$GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX" != x ] || [ "$gfxpayload_dynamic" = 1 ]); then
-      echo "   set gfxpayload=\$linux_gfx_mode" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"
+      echo "   gfxmode \$linux_gfx_mode" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"
   fi
 
   echo "       insmod gzio" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"
@@ -210,6 +219,23 @@ prepare_root_cache=
 boot_device_id=
 title_correction_code=
 
+cat << 'EOF'
+function gfxmode {
+       set gfxpayload="${1}"
+EOF
+if [ "$vt_handoff" = 1 ]; then
+  cat << 'EOF'
+       if [ "${1}" = "keep" ]; then
+               set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
+       else
+               set vt_handoff=
+       fi
+EOF
+fi
+cat << EOF
+}
+EOF
+
 # Use ELILO's generic "efifb" when it's known to be available.
 # FIXME: We need an interface to select vesafb in case efifb can't be used.
 if [ "x$GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX" != x ] || [ "$gfxpayload_dynamic" = 0 ]; then