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

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Date:	Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:07:36 +0100
From:	"Dr. Werner Fink" <werner@...e.de>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	"Dr. Werner Fink" <werner@...e.de>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Lennart Poettering <mzxreary@...inter.de>,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: tty: add 'active' sysfs attribute to tty0 and console device

On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 03:47:05PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Currently the bootlogd(8) or blogd(8) parse the kernels command line
> > and if available do an ioctl TIOCGDEV (not supported by the upstream
> > kernel), then create a pty/tty pair, do an ioctl TIOCCONS to forward
> 
> So perhaps the vendors using TIOCGDEV could get off their collective
> backsides and submit it upstream ?

That I've tried 10 years before. If you think it's worth to retry
you may have a look on the attachment only for a short review

     Werner

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