metalsvm/arch/x86/include/asm/vga.h

/* 
 * Copyright 2010 Stefan Lankes, Chair for Operating Systems,
 *                               RWTH Aachen University
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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 *
 * This file is part of MetalSVM.
 */

/** 
 * @author Stefan Lankes
 * @file arch/x86/include/asm/vga.h
 * @brief VGA output related code
 */

#ifndef __ARCH_VGA_H__
#define __ARCH_VGA_H__

#include <metalsvm/stddef.h>

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_VGA

/** @brief Initialize VGA output and clear the screen */
void vga_init(void);

/** @brief Simple string output on screen.
 *
 * If you want a new line you will have to "\\n".
 *
 * @return Length of output in bytes
 */
int vga_puts(const char *text);

/** @brief Simple character output on screen.
 *
 * @return The original input character casted to int 
 */
int vga_putchar(unsigned char c);

/** @brief Clear the screen */
void vga_cls(void);

#endif

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif