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

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Message-ID: <20101201123222.GA15341@boole.suse.de>
Date:	Wed, 1 Dec 2010 13:32:22 +0100
From:	"Dr. Werner Fink" <werner@...e.de>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: tty: add 'active' sysfs attribute to tty0 and console device

Just have dug out this one:

On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 06:07:36PM +0100, Werner Fink wrote:
> 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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