fbcon: Fix endian bug in fbcon_putc (console mouse problem)

The typecast (const unsigned short *) &c in fbcon_putc is not correct for big-endian machines. This problem manifests as a black cursor that can be used to erase the console screen contents. The correct fix is to use scr_writew instead.

---
 fbcon.c |    5 ++++-
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -Nru a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -1012,7 +1012,10 @@
 
 static void fbcon_putc(struct vc_data *vc, int c, int ypos, int xpos)
 {
-	fbcon_putcs(vc, (const unsigned short *) &c, 1, ypos, xpos);
+	unsigned short chr;
+
+	scr_writew(c, &chr);
+	fbcon_putcs(vc, &chr, 1, ypos, xpos);
 }
 
 static void fbcon_clear_margins(struct vc_data *vc, int bottom_only)

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