linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add possibility to set /dev/tty number

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Date:	Tue, 5 Jan 2016 07:24:17 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	"Austin S. Hemmelgarn" <ahferroin7@...il.com>
Cc:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Pierre Paul MINGOT <mingot.pierre@...il.com>, jslaby@...e.cz,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add possibility to set /dev/tty number

On Tue, Jan 05, 2016 at 08:16:52AM -0500, Austin S. Hemmelgarn wrote:
> >And those embedded devices can almost certainly save more by just not
> >including the vt layer.
> And a few pages can make a difference on _any_ device, not just an embedded
> system.  For a purpose specific system, that can be the difference between
> fitting the working set in memory and having to hit swap space.

No one has proven any memory savings yet, so why are you saying this is
noticable?

thanks,

greg k-h
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