Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:21:16 -0800 | From | Randy Dunlap <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] fonts:Kconfig: fix default enable FONT_8x8 and FONT_8x16 at the same time |
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On 12/29/13 22:48, Wang YanQing wrote: > On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 09:34:30PM -0800, Greg KH wrote: >> On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 11:37:45AM +0800, Wang YanQing wrote: >>> FONT_8x8 and FONT_8x16 have the same default value line: >>> "default y if !SPARC && !FONTS" >>> >>> I test run "make defconfig" for x86 will enable FONT_8x8 and FONT_8x16 at >>> the same time. >>> >>> This patch fix it, because FONT_AUTOSELECT choice FONT_8x16, so >>> I decide to disable FONT_8x8, this patch will reduce size of kernel. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Wang YanQing <udknight@gmail.com> >>> --- >>> lib/fonts/Kconfig | 1 - >>> 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) >> >> I am not the maintainer of this file, sorry. Also, I don't think it's >> correct, if you want, you can always disable this option on your own. >> > Hi Greg KH. > > Sorry for confusion, the default behavior enable FONT_8x8 and FONT_8x16, > FONT_8x8 eat ~50KB memory, but kernel never use it. I think this is not > good default behavior.
If framebuffer console is enabled, then the user can select which compiled-in font to use by using fbcon=font:<name> See Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt for more info.
-- ~Randy
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