Bug#375275: #375275: getty: cursor state not reset

[Luca Boccassi]

Control: close -1

On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:35:00 +0200 Michael Biebl <biebl at debian.org>
wrote:
> Hi Chris
> 
> Am 19.10.21 um 17:27 schrieb Chris Hofstaedtler:
> > Control: reassign -1 systemd
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > this bug is about various terminal settings not being reset on tty1
> > (usually a Linux VC). Maybe also about other things, please see the
> > original bug message.
> > 
> > I am reassigning this to systemd based on:
> > 
> > 1) util-linux agetty nowadays allows --init-string also on Linux
> > Virtual Consoles. That appears to be a valid option to have a
> > "reproducible" console. See [1] for slightly more info.
> > 
> > 2) systemd provides getty at .service, which controls agetty startup.
> > This unit also specifies --noclear, which might be related.
> > 
> > Considering this, I believe util-linux agetty is not in the
position
> > to make the requested change, and probably also SHOULD not (it is
> > not setting up the console in the first place).
> > 
> > If this change should happen, it can (and IMO should) by shipping
> > a modified getty at .service.
> 
> Would you mind filing this upstream at
> https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues
> 
> I think you are in a better position to argue why this change should
be 
> done in systemd and not agetty.

This is tracked upstream, there are no patches nor configuration
downstream, closing.

-- 
Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi
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