Re: [PATCH] VT: Restore VT fonts on switch



Hi!

Not all X drivers save and restore fonts on text VTs. Add code to the
kernel to explicitly save and restore them on VT switches.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ben Collins <ben.collins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


...plus fonts are lost over suspend/resume in vgacon case; I guess
this code could be reused for that?

Pavel
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