linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Allow hvc tty's to pose as vt's

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Date:	Tue, 18 May 2010 17:26:19 -0400
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	Soren Hansen <soren@...ux2go.dk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Allow hvc tty's to pose as vt's

On Fri, 14 May 2010 18:10:12 +0200, Soren Hansen said:
> Allow for hvc based tty's to take over the vt driver's major number
> and namespace.

> +#ifdef CONFIG_HVC_TTY_HACK
> +#define HVC_MAJOR	4
> +#else /* CONFIG_HVC_TTY_HACK */
>  #define HVC_MAJOR	229
> +#endif /* CONFIG_HVC_TTY_HACK */
>  #define HVC_MINOR	0

Out of curiosity, what happens if you boot a kernel with this config hack
on a system that has real live "plain old ttys"?

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