in line-display.c [31:57]
static void linedisp_scroll(struct timer_list *t)
{
struct linedisp *linedisp = from_timer(linedisp, t, timer);
unsigned int i, ch = linedisp->scroll_pos;
unsigned int num_chars = linedisp->num_chars;
/* update the current message string */
for (i = 0; i < num_chars;) {
/* copy as many characters from the string as possible */
for (; i < num_chars && ch < linedisp->message_len; i++, ch++)
linedisp->buf[i] = linedisp->message[ch];
/* wrap around to the start of the string */
ch = 0;
}
/* update the display */
linedisp->update(linedisp);
/* move on to the next character */
linedisp->scroll_pos++;
linedisp->scroll_pos %= linedisp->message_len;
/* rearm the timer */
if (linedisp->message_len > num_chars && linedisp->scroll_rate)
mod_timer(&linedisp->timer, jiffies + linedisp->scroll_rate);
}