linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] detour TTY driver

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Message-ID: <20100825002221.68fc09a4@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:22:21 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Samo Pogacnik <samo_pogacnik@....net>,
	linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-embedded <linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] detour TTY driver - now ttyprintk

> No, it does cover that.  You should be able to do that with a simple
> console redirection to /dev/kmsg  What happened when you tried to do
> that?

stty: standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device

It's value is twofold

- formatting
- tty ioctls work as they should on a console (eg vhangup)

and its a tiny driver with no impact on the rest of the kernel - so to me
it seems useful in that form.

Alan
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