@@ -2787,11 +2787,14 @@ static int vc_con_write_normal(struct vc_data *vc, int tc, int c,
if (vc->vc_decim)
insert_char(vc, 1);
vc_uniscr_putc(vc, next_c);
- scr_writew(himask ?
- ((vc_attr << 8) & ~himask) +
- ((tc & 0x100) ? himask : 0) + (tc & 0xff) :
- (vc_attr << 8) + tc,
- (u16 *)vc->vc_pos);
+
+ if (himask)
+ tc = ((tc & 0x100) ? himask : 0) |
+ (tc & 0xff);
+ tc |= (vc_attr << 8) & ~himask;
+
+ scr_writew(tc, (u16 *)vc->vc_pos);
+
if (con_should_update(vc) && draw->x < 0) {
draw->x = vc->state.x;
draw->from = vc->vc_pos;
Nested ternary operators spread over 4 lines are really evil for reading. Turn the outer one to proper 'if'. Now, we see, there is a common path, so the code can be simplified. This way, the code is understandable now. Checked using symbolic execution (klee), that the old and new behaviors are the same. Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz> --- drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)