linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] Char: tty_io, fix closecount counting

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Message-ID: <4845AD90.4080909@gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:46:08 +0200
From:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Paul Fulghum <paulkf@...rogate.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Char: tty_io, fix closecount counting

On 05/31/2008 03:43 PM, Alan Cox wrote:
>> It is ever vcs1, which is /dev/console and it is the only treated separately 
>> (otherwise I think we would have more (and distinct) reports like this). 
>> When the console is HUPped? And what should happen with openers? The 
>> 2.6.22+suse happened when sulogin /dev/console was invoked. Any ideas how to 
>> track this down?
> 
> Its a complete and total mess is the obvious answer. In fact its far
> worse than it first looks and I don't believe it can be fixed without
> reworking the whole printk/console stuff.

Thanks a heap for the answer.
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