diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl
index c36892c072da..fca34192cf80 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl
@@ -297,10 +297,10 @@ KAO -->
Frame Buffer Fonts
- Refer to the file drivers/video/console/fonts.c for more information.
+ Refer to the file lib/fonts/fonts.c for more information.
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 3580d57ea218..6d7b013a89c2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ OBJS += misc.o decompress.o
ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_UNCOMPRESS),y)
OBJS += debug.o
endif
-FONTC = $(srctree)/drivers/video/console/font_acorn_8x8.c
+FONTC = $(srctree)/lib/fonts/font_acorn_8x8.c
# string library code (-Os is enforced to keep it much smaller)
OBJS += string.o
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index a972b00cd77d..8b7b22846366 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int main(void)
DEFINE(BIR_SIZE, offsetof(struct bi_record, size));
DEFINE(BIR_DATA, offsetof(struct bi_record, data));
- /* offsets into font_desc (drivers/video/console/font.h) */
+ /* offsets into the font_desc struct */
DEFINE(FONT_DESC_IDX, offsetof(struct font_desc, idx));
DEFINE(FONT_DESC_NAME, offsetof(struct font_desc, name));
DEFINE(FONT_DESC_WIDTH, offsetof(struct font_desc, width));
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/unicore32/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 950a9afa38f8..96494fb646f7 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/unicore32/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ OBJS := misc.o
# font.c and font.o
CFLAGS_font.o := -Dstatic=
-$(obj)/font.c: $(srctree)/drivers/video/console/font_8x8.c
+$(obj)/font.c: $(srctree)/lib/fonts/font_8x8.c
$(call cmd,shipped)
# piggy.S and piggy.o
diff --git a/drivers/video/Makefile b/drivers/video/Makefile
index 8c8be7e15f9c..e8bae8dd4804 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/video/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fb-y := fbmem.o fbmon.o fbcmap.o fbsysfs.o \
modedb.o fbcvt.o
fb-objs := $(fb-y)
-obj-y += console/
+obj-$(CONFIG_VT) += console/
obj-$(CONFIG_LOGO) += logo/
obj-y += backlight/
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
index 8af6ad3f1323..8c30603e0a86 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
@@ -134,119 +134,5 @@ config STI_CONSOLE
machines. Say Y here to build support for it into your kernel.
The alternative is to use your primary serial port as a console.
-config FONT_SUPPORT
- tristate
-
-if FONT_SUPPORT
-
-config FONTS
- bool "Select compiled-in fonts"
- depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
- help
- Say Y here if you would like to use fonts other than the default
- your frame buffer console usually use.
-
- Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
- kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
- the questions about foreign fonts.
-
- If unsure, say N (the default choices are safe).
-
-config FONT_8x8
- bool "VGA 8x8 font" if FONTS
- depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
- default y if !SPARC && !FONTS
- help
- This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one
- provided by the text console 80x50 (and higher) modes).
-
- Note that this is a poor quality font. The VGA 8x16 font is quite a
- lot more readable.
-
- Given the resolution provided by the frame buffer device, answer N
- here is safe.
-
-config FONT_8x16
- bool "VGA 8x16 font" if FONTS
- default y if !SPARC && !FONTS
- help
- This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one
- provided by the VGA text console 80x25 mode.
-
- If unsure, say Y.
-
-config FONT_6x11
- bool "Mac console 6x11 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
- depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
- default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && MAC
- help
- Small console font with Macintosh-style high-half glyphs. Some Mac
- framebuffer drivers don't support this one at all.
-
-config FONT_7x14
- bool "console 7x14 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
- depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
- help
- Console font with characters just a bit smaller than the default.
- If the standard 8x16 font is a little too big for you, say Y.
- Otherwise, say N.
-
-config FONT_PEARL_8x8
- bool "Pearl (old m68k) console 8x8 font" if FONTS
- depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
- default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && AMIGA
- help
- Small console font with PC-style control-character and high-half
- glyphs.
-
-config FONT_ACORN_8x8
- bool "Acorn console 8x8 font" if FONTS
- depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
- default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && ARM && ARCH_ACORN
- help
- Small console font with PC-style control characters and high-half
- glyphs.
-
-config FONT_MINI_4x6
- bool "Mini 4x6 font"
- depends on !SPARC && FONTS
-
-config FONT_SUN8x16
- bool "Sparc console 8x16 font"
- depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && (!SPARC && FONTS || SPARC)
- help
- This is the high resolution console font for Sun machines. Say Y.
-
-config FONT_SUN12x22
- bool "Sparc console 12x22 font (not supported by all drivers)"
- depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && (!SPARC && FONTS || SPARC)
- help
- This is the high resolution console font for Sun machines with very
- big letters (like the letters used in the SPARC PROM). If the
- standard font is unreadable for you, say Y, otherwise say N.
-
-config FONT_10x18
- bool "console 10x18 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
- depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
- help
- This is a high resolution console font for machines with very
- big letters. It fits between the sun 12x22 and the normal 8x16 font.
- If other fonts are too big or too small for you, say Y, otherwise say N.
-
-config FONT_AUTOSELECT
- def_bool y
- depends on !FONT_8x8
- depends on !FONT_6x11
- depends on !FONT_7x14
- depends on !FONT_PEARL_8x8
- depends on !FONT_ACORN_8x8
- depends on !FONT_MINI_4x6
- depends on !FONT_SUN8x16
- depends on !FONT_SUN12x22
- depends on !FONT_10x18
- select FONT_8x16
-
-endif # FONT_SUPPORT
-
endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Makefile b/drivers/video/console/Makefile
index 3a11b635b4da..43bfa485db96 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/video/console/Makefile
@@ -2,24 +2,6 @@
# 5 Aug 1999, James Simmons,
# Rewritten to use lists instead of if-statements.
-# Font handling
-font-objs := fonts.o
-
-font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_SUN8x16) += font_sun8x16.o
-font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_SUN12x22) += font_sun12x22.o
-font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_8x8) += font_8x8.o
-font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_8x16) += font_8x16.o
-font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_6x11) += font_6x11.o
-font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_7x14) += font_7x14.o
-font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_10x18) += font_10x18.o
-font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_PEARL_8x8) += font_pearl_8x8.o
-font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_ACORN_8x8) += font_acorn_8x8.o
-font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_MINI_4x6) += font_mini_4x6.o
-
-font-objs += $(font-objs-y)
-
-obj-$(CONFIG_FONT_SUPPORT) += font.o
-
obj-$(CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE) += dummycon.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE) += newport_con.o
obj-$(CONFIG_STI_CONSOLE) += sticon.o sticore.o
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index fe01d418b09a..0fe08ea3443d 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -407,4 +407,6 @@ config OID_REGISTRY
config UCS2_STRING
tristate
+source "lib/fonts/Kconfig"
+
endmenu
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index c55a037a354e..9a51526aa36a 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ interval_tree_test-objs := interval_tree_test_main.o interval_tree.o
obj-$(CONFIG_ASN1) += asn1_decoder.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FONT_SUPPORT) += fonts/
+
hostprogs-y := gen_crc32table
clean-files := crc32table.h
diff --git a/lib/fonts/Kconfig b/lib/fonts/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..34fd931b54b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fonts/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+#
+# Font configuration
+#
+
+config FONT_SUPPORT
+ tristate
+
+if FONT_SUPPORT
+
+config FONTS
+ bool "Select compiled-in fonts"
+ depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
+ help
+ Say Y here if you would like to use fonts other than the default
+ your frame buffer console usually use.
+
+ Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
+ kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
+ the questions about foreign fonts.
+
+ If unsure, say N (the default choices are safe).
+
+config FONT_8x8
+ bool "VGA 8x8 font" if FONTS
+ depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
+ default y if !SPARC && !FONTS
+ help
+ This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one
+ provided by the text console 80x50 (and higher) modes).
+
+ Note that this is a poor quality font. The VGA 8x16 font is quite a
+ lot more readable.
+
+ Given the resolution provided by the frame buffer device, answer N
+ here is safe.
+
+config FONT_8x16
+ bool "VGA 8x16 font" if FONTS
+ default y if !SPARC && !FONTS
+ help
+ This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one
+ provided by the VGA text console 80x25 mode.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
+config FONT_6x11
+ bool "Mac console 6x11 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
+ depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
+ default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && MAC
+ help
+ Small console font with Macintosh-style high-half glyphs. Some Mac
+ framebuffer drivers don't support this one at all.
+
+config FONT_7x14
+ bool "console 7x14 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
+ depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
+ help
+ Console font with characters just a bit smaller than the default.
+ If the standard 8x16 font is a little too big for you, say Y.
+ Otherwise, say N.
+
+config FONT_PEARL_8x8
+ bool "Pearl (old m68k) console 8x8 font" if FONTS
+ depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
+ default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && AMIGA
+ help
+ Small console font with PC-style control-character and high-half
+ glyphs.
+
+config FONT_ACORN_8x8
+ bool "Acorn console 8x8 font" if FONTS
+ depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
+ default y if !SPARC && !FONTS && ARM && ARCH_ACORN
+ help
+ Small console font with PC-style control characters and high-half
+ glyphs.
+
+config FONT_MINI_4x6
+ bool "Mini 4x6 font"
+ depends on !SPARC && FONTS
+
+config FONT_SUN8x16
+ bool "Sparc console 8x16 font"
+ depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && (!SPARC && FONTS || SPARC)
+ help
+ This is the high resolution console font for Sun machines. Say Y.
+
+config FONT_SUN12x22
+ bool "Sparc console 12x22 font (not supported by all drivers)"
+ depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE && (!SPARC && FONTS || SPARC)
+ help
+ This is the high resolution console font for Sun machines with very
+ big letters (like the letters used in the SPARC PROM). If the
+ standard font is unreadable for you, say Y, otherwise say N.
+
+config FONT_10x18
+ bool "console 10x18 font (not supported by all drivers)" if FONTS
+ depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
+ help
+ This is a high resolution console font for machines with very
+ big letters. It fits between the sun 12x22 and the normal 8x16 font.
+ If other fonts are too big or too small for you, say Y, otherwise say N.
+
+config FONT_AUTOSELECT
+ def_bool y
+ depends on !FONT_8x8
+ depends on !FONT_6x11
+ depends on !FONT_7x14
+ depends on !FONT_PEARL_8x8
+ depends on !FONT_ACORN_8x8
+ depends on !FONT_MINI_4x6
+ depends on !FONT_SUN8x16
+ depends on !FONT_SUN12x22
+ depends on !FONT_10x18
+ select FONT_8x16
+
+endif # FONT_SUPPORT
diff --git a/lib/fonts/Makefile b/lib/fonts/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2761560f3f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fonts/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Font handling
+
+font-objs := fonts.o
+
+font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_SUN8x16) += font_sun8x16.o
+font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_SUN12x22) += font_sun12x22.o
+font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_8x8) += font_8x8.o
+font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_8x16) += font_8x16.o
+font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_6x11) += font_6x11.o
+font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_7x14) += font_7x14.o
+font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_10x18) += font_10x18.o
+font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_PEARL_8x8) += font_pearl_8x8.o
+font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_ACORN_8x8) += font_acorn_8x8.o
+font-objs-$(CONFIG_FONT_MINI_4x6) += font_mini_4x6.o
+
+font-objs += $(font-objs-y)
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_FONT_SUPPORT) += font.o
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/font_10x18.c b/lib/fonts/font_10x18.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/console/font_10x18.c
rename to lib/fonts/font_10x18.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/font_6x11.c b/lib/fonts/font_6x11.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/console/font_6x11.c
rename to lib/fonts/font_6x11.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/font_7x14.c b/lib/fonts/font_7x14.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/console/font_7x14.c
rename to lib/fonts/font_7x14.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/font_8x16.c b/lib/fonts/font_8x16.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/console/font_8x16.c
rename to lib/fonts/font_8x16.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/font_8x8.c b/lib/fonts/font_8x8.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/console/font_8x8.c
rename to lib/fonts/font_8x8.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/font_acorn_8x8.c b/lib/fonts/font_acorn_8x8.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/console/font_acorn_8x8.c
rename to lib/fonts/font_acorn_8x8.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/font_mini_4x6.c b/lib/fonts/font_mini_4x6.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/console/font_mini_4x6.c
rename to lib/fonts/font_mini_4x6.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/font_pearl_8x8.c b/lib/fonts/font_pearl_8x8.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/console/font_pearl_8x8.c
rename to lib/fonts/font_pearl_8x8.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/font_sun12x22.c b/lib/fonts/font_sun12x22.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/console/font_sun12x22.c
rename to lib/fonts/font_sun12x22.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/font_sun8x16.c b/lib/fonts/font_sun8x16.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/console/font_sun8x16.c
rename to lib/fonts/font_sun8x16.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fonts.c b/lib/fonts/fonts.c
similarity index 98%
rename from drivers/video/console/fonts.c
rename to lib/fonts/fonts.c
index d0c03fd70871..f947189efe6d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fonts.c
+++ b/lib/fonts/fonts.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * linux/drivers/video/fonts.c -- `Soft' font definitions
+ * `Soft' font definitions
*
* Created 1995 by Geert Uytterhoeven
* Rewritten 1998 by Martin Mares