> if (open("/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
> printk("Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
>
> instead it should talk to the console driver directly.
Rubbish
/dev/console can point to any console device of the users choosing (and
in some cases points to serial ports and stuff so that an init=/bin/sh
lets them recover from failed upgrades and stuff)
Alan
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