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-rw-r--r--drivers/char/vt.c20
-rw-r--r--drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c2
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index c3f8e383933..0fefe2a2805 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -2185,10 +2185,28 @@ static void console_callback(struct work_struct *ignored)
release_console_sem();
}
-void set_console(int nr)
+int set_console(int nr)
{
+ struct vc_data *vc = vc_cons[fg_console].d;
+
+ if (!vc_cons_allocated(nr) || vt_dont_switch ||
+ (vc->vt_mode.mode == VT_AUTO && vc->vc_mode == KD_GRAPHICS)) {
+
+ /*
+ * Console switch will fail in console_callback() or
+ * change_console() so there is no point scheduling
+ * the callback
+ *
+ * Existing set_console() users don't check the return
+ * value so this shouldn't break anything
+ */
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
want_console = nr;
schedule_console_callback();
+
+ return 0;
}
struct tty_driver *console_driver;
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
index 3a5d301e783..1fa2da8f4fb 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
#include <linux/kbd_diacr.h>
#include <linux/selection.h>
-static char vt_dont_switch;
+char vt_dont_switch;
extern struct tty_driver *console_driver;
#define VT_IS_IN_USE(i) (console_driver->ttys[i] && console_driver->ttys[i]->count)