Changed the console to write directly to the console then to the current buffer

console.c

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static uint currentconsoleindex = 0;
 
 void clearconsole(ushort *bufferin);
 void loadscreenbuffer(ushort *bufferin);
+void savescreenbuffer(ushort *bufferin);
 void clearscreen(void);
 
 static void consputc(int);
@@ -170,34 +171,28 @@ static void cgaputc(int c) {
     // Check if a process has actually been created otherwise use the base console
     if (myproc() != 0x0) 
     {
-        consoleindex = myproc()->consoleIndex;
+        consoleindex = currentconsoleindex; //myproc()->consoleIndex;
     }    
-    ushort* currentbuffer = consoles[consoleindex].screenbuffer;
-
-    if (consoleindex == currentconsoleindex)
-    {
-        // Cursor position: col + 80*row.
-        outb(CRTPORT, 14);
-        pos = inb(CRTPORT + 1) << 8;
-        outb(CRTPORT, 15);
-        pos |= inb(CRTPORT + 1);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        pos = consoles[consoleindex].pos;
-    }
-
+    //ushort* currentbuffer = consoles[consoleindex].screenbuffer;
+    
+    // Cursor position: col + 80*row.
+    outb(CRTPORT, 14);
+    pos = inb(CRTPORT + 1) << 8;
+    outb(CRTPORT, 15);
+    pos |= inb(CRTPORT + 1);
+    
     if (c == '\n') {
         pos += SCRWIDTH - pos % SCRWIDTH;
     }
     else if (c == BACKSPACE) {
         if (pos > (TITLEOFF)) {
-            currentbuffer[pos] = 0; // Clear the character from the buffer
+            //currentbuffer[pos] = 0; // Clear the character from the buffer
             --pos;
         }
     }
     else {
-        currentbuffer[pos++] = (c & 0xff) | 0x0700;  // black on white
+        //currentbuffer[pos++] = (c & 0xff) | 0x0700;  // black on white
+        crt[pos++] = (c & 0xff) | 0x0700;  // black on white
 
     }
     if (pos < TITLEOFF || pos > SCRHEIGHT * SCRWIDTH) {
@@ -205,22 +200,17 @@ static void cgaputc(int c) {
     }
 
     if ((pos / 80) >= 24) { // Scroll up.
-        memmove(currentbuffer + TITLEOFF, currentbuffer + (SCRWIDTH + TITLEOFF), sizeof(crt[0]) * (SCRHEIGHT - 1) * SCRWIDTH);
+        memmove(crt + TITLEOFF, crt + (SCRWIDTH + TITLEOFF), sizeof(crt[0]) * (SCRHEIGHT - 1) * SCRWIDTH);
         pos -= 80;
-        memset(currentbuffer + pos, 0, sizeof(crt[0]) * (SCRHEIGHT * SCRWIDTH - pos));
-    }
-    consoles[consoleindex].pos = pos;
-
-    if (consoleindex == currentconsoleindex)
-    {
-        loadscreenbuffer(currentbuffer);
-
-        outb(CRTPORT, 14);
-        outb(CRTPORT + 1, pos >> 8);
-        outb(CRTPORT, 15);
-        outb(CRTPORT + 1, pos);
-        crt[pos] = ' ' | 0x0700;
+        memset(crt + pos, 0, sizeof(crt[0]) * (SCRHEIGHT * SCRWIDTH - pos));
     }
+    consoles[consoleindex].pos = pos;    
+        
+    outb(CRTPORT, 14);
+    outb(CRTPORT + 1, pos >> 8);
+    outb(CRTPORT, 15);
+    outb(CRTPORT + 1, pos);
+    crt[pos] = ' ' | 0x0700;
 }
 
 void consputc(int c) {
@@ -411,6 +401,12 @@ void loadscreenbuffer(ushort *bufferin)
     memmove(crt, bufferin, sizeof(bufferin[0]) * SCRHEIGHT * SCRWIDTH);
 }
 
+void savescreenbuffer(ushort *bufferin)
+{
+    // Copy the memory from the console buffer to the crt buffer    
+    memmove(bufferin, crt, sizeof(crt[0]) * SCRHEIGHT * SCRWIDTH);    
+}
+
 void clearscreen(void) 
 {
     //cprintf("process id: %d", myproc()->consoleIndex);
@@ -424,7 +420,7 @@ void clearscreen(void)
     
     //testfillbuffer(consoles[currentconsoleindex].screenbuffer);
     clearconsole(consoles[currentconsoleindex].screenbuffer);    
-    loadscreenbuffer(consoles[currentconsoleindex].screenbuffer);
+    //loadscreenbuffer(consoles[currentconsoleindex].screenbuffer);
 
     consoles[currentconsoleindex].pos = pos;
 
@@ -470,13 +466,24 @@ int newconsole(void)
 
 int switchtoconsole(int consoleindex)
 {
-    acquire(&cons.lock);
+    int pos;
+
+    outb(CRTPORT, 14);
+    pos = inb(CRTPORT + 1) << 8;
+    outb(CRTPORT, 15);
+    pos |= inb(CRTPORT + 1);
+
+    consoles[currentconsoleindex].pos = pos;
+
+    savescreenbuffer(consoles[currentconsoleindex].screenbuffer);
+
+    //acquire(&cons.lock);
     currentconsoleindex = consoleindex;
     input = &consoles[currentconsoleindex].keybuffer;
     //ioapicenable(IRQ_KBD, 0);
-    release(&cons.lock);
+    //release(&cons.lock);
 
-    loadscreenbuffer(consoles[currentconsoleindex].screenbuffer);
+    loadscreenbuffer(consoles[consoleindex].screenbuffer);
 
     if (!consoles[currentconsoleindex].active)
     {   
@@ -486,7 +493,7 @@ int switchtoconsole(int consoleindex)
     }
     else
     {
-        int pos = consoles[currentconsoleindex].pos;
+        pos = consoles[consoleindex].pos;
 
         outb(CRTPORT, 14);
         outb(CRTPORT + 1, pos >> 8);