linux-kernel - Re: tty: add 'active' sysfs attribute to tty0 and console device

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Message-ID: <20101118014848.GA7873@tango.0pointer.de>
Date:	Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:48:48 +0100
From:	Lennart Poettering <mzxreary@...inter.de>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Werner Fink <werner@...e.de>, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: tty: add 'active' sysfs attribute to tty0 and console device

On Wed, 17.11.10 17:27, Greg KH (greg@...ah.com) wrote:

> I can do any one, or multiple things from the following options:
> 
> 	- disable the existing ioctl to return an error so that no new
> 	  userspace program starts to use it thinking it is valid
> 	- accept Werner's patch for those who like proc files
> 	- accept Kay's patch
> 
> Any suggestions?

Maybe this is not so surprising, but I definitely want item #3 from the
list. 

I am against #2, since #1 is a much nicer solution, and having both
would be needlessly redundant.

And #1 would be a good idea.

Lennart

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Lennart Poettering - Red Hat, Inc.
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