Re: [patch] add class/tty/console/real_dev symlink

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, Hollis Blanchard wrote:
> This patch adds a symlink from /sys/class/tty/console/real_dev to 
> e.g. /sys/class/tty/ttyS0 . This is needed because there is no way for 
> userspace to determine what device the kernel is using as its console, and in 
> the case of an installer that is important information. Otherwise, the 
> installer cannot know which serial port you're booting on, for example, and 
> so wouldn't know where to display itself.

The installer can just open /dev/console?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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