Re: [PATCH] tty: Add sysfs symlink for console name->tty device

[Peter Hurley]

On 02/27/2014 06:13 AM, Kay Sievers wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Peter Hurley <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Enable a user-space process to discover the underlying tty device
> > for a console, if one exists, and when the tty device is later
> > created or destroyed.
> >
> > Add sysfs symlinks for registered consoles to their respective
> > devices in [sys/class,sys/devices/virtual]/tty/console.
> > Scan consoles at tty device (un)registration to handle deferred
> > console<->device (un)binding.
>
> What tool is supposed to read that? I can't think of anything
> interested in this, as soon as we have fixed the "active" console
> output.

Kay,

With all due respect, that "fix" is a ridiculous hack, being done
for self-serving expedience. It already caused one user-space breakage
which you did not expect.

This sysfs interface is superior in every way.

Regards,
Peter Hurley

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