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    vt: make vt_console_print() compatible with the unicode screen buffer · 6609cff6
    Nicolas Pitre authored
    When kernel messages are printed to the console, they appear blank on
    the unicode screen. This is because vt_console_print() is lacking a call
    to vc_uniscr_putc(). However the later function assumes vc->vc_x is
    always up to date when called, which is not the case here as
    vt_console_print() uses it to mark the beginning of the display update.
    
    This patch reworks (and simplifies) vt_console_print() so that vc->vc_x
    is always valid and keeps the start of display update in a local variable
    instead, which finally allows for adding the missing vc_uniscr_putc()
    call.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarNicolas Pitre <nico@linaro.org>
    Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.19+
    Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
    6609cff6
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