linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] s390/sclp_vt220: Fix console name to match device

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Date:   Wed, 20 May 2020 10:04:59 +0200
From:   Valentin Vidić <vvidic@...entin-vidic.from.hr>
To:     Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>
Cc:     Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
        Vasily Gorbik <gor@...ux.ibm.com>, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] s390/sclp_vt220: Fix console name to match device

On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 09:14:23AM +0200, Christian Borntraeger wrote:
> My point was more that a similar issue should happen when installing in LPAR. LPAR
> uses the line mode style console which is ttyS0 for the console but sclp_line0 for the
> tty. How does the debian installer handle this?

I suppose it would fail the same way, but I have no way to verify.

> Regarding your patch I fear that this patch would break existing
> setups so we cannot use it as is.

Right, if some software/documentation depends on the name ttysclp0,
then I guess it is not possible to change any of the two names.

-- 
Valentin