Re: genfb(4) vs. screen types and font changes/uses (was: NetBSD vs. VirtualBox)

On Mon, 24 Aug 2026, Greg A. Woods wrote:

> What I really hate currently is how the font size changes when the
> genfb(4) driver attaches.  That's horrific looking and a bad UX!  It
> should continue to use the same font as the bootloader was using, and
> that the kernel used up until that point.
>

Have only one font in the kernel (on amd64, currently, there are 2 built-in),
then there won't be any font switching. You can always load them later.

-RVP