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-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt4
-rw-r--r--drivers/char/vt.c13
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index ad3800630772..5578248c18a4 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -546,6 +546,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
console=brl,ttyS0
For now, only VisioBraille is supported.
+ consoleblank= [KNL] The console blank (screen saver) timeout in
+ seconds. Defaults to 10*60 = 10mins. A value of 0
+ disables the blank timer.
+
coredump_filter=
[KNL] Change the default value for
/proc/<pid>/coredump_filter.
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index c796a86ab7f3..d9113b4c76e3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@ int do_poke_blanked_console;
int console_blanked;
static int vesa_blank_mode; /* 0:none 1:suspendV 2:suspendH 3:powerdown */
-static int blankinterval = 10*60*HZ;
static int vesa_off_interval;
+static int blankinterval = 10*60;
+core_param(consoleblank, blankinterval, int, 0444);
static DECLARE_WORK(console_work, console_callback);
@@ -1485,7 +1486,7 @@ static void setterm_command(struct vc_data *vc)
update_attr(vc);
break;
case 9: /* set blanking interval */
- blankinterval = ((vc->vc_par[1] < 60) ? vc->vc_par[1] : 60) * 60 * HZ;
+ blankinterval = ((vc->vc_par[1] < 60) ? vc->vc_par[1] : 60) * 60;
poke_blanked_console();
break;
case 10: /* set bell frequency in Hz */
@@ -2871,7 +2872,7 @@ static int __init con_init(void)
if (blankinterval) {
blank_state = blank_normal_wait;
- mod_timer(&console_timer, jiffies + blankinterval);
+ mod_timer(&console_timer, jiffies + (blankinterval * HZ));
}
for (currcons = 0; currcons < MIN_NR_CONSOLES; currcons++) {
@@ -3677,7 +3678,7 @@ void do_unblank_screen(int leaving_gfx)
return; /* but leave console_blanked != 0 */
if (blankinterval) {
- mod_timer(&console_timer, jiffies + blankinterval);
+ mod_timer(&console_timer, jiffies + (blankinterval * HZ));
blank_state = blank_normal_wait;
}
@@ -3711,7 +3712,7 @@ void unblank_screen(void)
static void blank_screen_t(unsigned long dummy)
{
if (unlikely(!keventd_up())) {
- mod_timer(&console_timer, jiffies + blankinterval);
+ mod_timer(&console_timer, jiffies + (blankinterval * HZ));
return;
}
blank_timer_expired = 1;
@@ -3741,7 +3742,7 @@ void poke_blanked_console(void)
if (console_blanked)
unblank_screen();
else if (blankinterval) {
- mod_timer(&console_timer, jiffies + blankinterval);
+ mod_timer(&console_timer, jiffies + (blankinterval * HZ));
blank_state = blank_normal_wait;
}
}