#2556 NORM Future : Getting an SCI causes characters to disappear from the console fb

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#2556: Getting an SCI causes characters to disappear from the console fb
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   Reporter:  cjb        |       Owner:  dilinger      
       Type:  defect     |      Status:  new           
   Priority:  normal     |   Milestone:  Future Release
  Component:  kernel     |     Version:                
 Resolution:             |    Keywords:                
Next_action:  never set  |    Verified:  0             
  Blockedby:             |    Blocking:                
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Comment(by cjb):

 This sounds like a known bug in the kernel VT blanking code that I thought
 we'd fixed by 767.  Regardless, we're unlikely to prioritize fixing it,
 because AIUI we don't consider the VT to be part of the strongly-supported
 experience.  Patches welcome.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/2556#comment:7>
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