From: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 10:56:55 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: logind: allow switching to unused VTs via SwitchTo()
X-Git-Tag: v216~703
X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=154034270c4643b7cfe61c0be1676d78bb1b7b07

logind: allow switching to unused VTs via SwitchTo()

If compositors use the new SwitchTo() logic to map F1-F12, we should allow
them to switch to unregistered VTs, too. Otherwise, the auto-spawn logic
of gettys won't trigger.

Reported-by: Jasper St. Pierre <jstpierre@mecheye.net>
Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/src/login/logind-seat.c b/src/login/logind-seat.c
index 3114de84d..999219515 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-seat.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-seat.c
@@ -275,8 +275,13 @@ int seat_switch_to(Seat *s, unsigned int num) {
         if (!num)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        if (num >= s->position_count || !s->positions[num])
+        if (num >= s->position_count || !s->positions[num]) {
+                /* allow switching to unused VTs to trigger auto-activate */
+                if (seat_has_vts(s) && num < 64)
+                        return chvt(num);
+
                 return -EINVAL;
+        }
 
         return session_activate(s->positions[num]);
 }