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DateFri, 03 Jun 2005 15:01:57 +0800
FromTomko <>
Subjectquestion why need open /dev/console in init() when starting kernel
Hi everyone,

Do anyone know why it need to open("/dev/console"....) at the end of the 
init() before calling execve("/sbin/init") ? Why open this for the in , 
out , err channel at this moment but not open it at the time when going 
to use , e.g. open it in the shell .
Regards,
TOM
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