Re: 2.1.123 and fbcon.c

Martin Mares (mj@ucw.cz)
Wed, 30 Sep 1998 22:52:17 +0200


> > No, 2.0.x disables only CONSOLE_BH and that's not enough. You can enter
> > the print-out region from both write() and tty echo simultaneously.
>
> But that has absolutely no relevance for console switching.
>
> In short, the whole argument is bogus.

Yes, it has no relevance to console switching, but the race was not related
to console switching at all since it was collision between normal write()
to the console and keyboard echo through the tty layer.

Have a nice fortnight

-- 
Martin `MJ' Mares   <mj@ucw.cz>   http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/
Faculty of Math and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Rep., Earth
"And on the seventh day, He exited from append mode."

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