Re: 2.1.123 and fbcon.c

Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Wed, 30 Sep 1998 10:38:06 -0700 (PDT)

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On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Martin Mares wrote:
>
> > I don't think that's true. 2.0.x used to protect the whole print-out
> > region by disabling keyboard bottom half handling, and that essentially
> > meant that you could never get a console switch while the screen was
> > active.
> >
> > I've heard your argument before, I just don't believe it.
>
> 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.

Linus

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