Re: [patch 1/2] uml/xen: make the vt subsystem a runtime option

[Gerd Knorr]

Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 04:06:52PM +0100, Gerd Knorr wrote:
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_VT
> > -	if (device == MKDEV(TTY_MAJOR,0)) {
> > +	if (console_use_vt && device == MKDEV(TTY_MAJOR,0)) {
>
> You don't register a cdev for this one below, so this can't be reached.

It can be reached in uml kernels.  Unless the vt subsystem is enabled 
the uml kernel registeres a uml-specific tty driver with major #5 (see 
arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c).

cheers,

  Gerd
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