Re: Wait for console to become available, v3.2

From: Jamie Lokier
Date: Wed Apr 22 2009 - 06:40:51 EST


Alan Cox wrote:
> > It would be a sensible though boring cleanup to change all the "VC"
> > (virtual console) stuff to use the name "VT" (virtual terminal)
> > consistently.
>
> Then we would have two completely different meanings for virtual terminal
> in the kernel.

As opposed to three meanings for console - causing a bit of confusion
you had to point out to Linus earlier :-)

-- Jamie
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