Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 10 Feb 2000 11:28:38 -0500 (EST) | From | James A Simmons <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] devfs v99.11 available |
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On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Richard Gooch wrote:
> James Simmons writes: > > > > > This is against 2.2.14. Highlights of this release: > > > > > > - Ported devfs-patch-v99.10 to kernel 2.2.14 > > > > > > - Moved /dev/tty0 to /dev/vc/0 > > > > Why did you move tty0 to vc/0 ? The console system will be changing > > for 2.5.X. It will become multihead aware which means that we might > > end up with /dev/tty representing physical heads and /dev/vty to > > represent virtual consoles. > > For consistency with the other virtual console devices. /dev/tty0 > right now is the "current virtual console". If the meaning of > /dev/tty0 is later changed, that bridge will be crossed when the time > comes. The way I've done it now is still correct, right?
Okay. I'm just curious. Where did you get the idea of using /dev/vc/ from. Is this some sort of standard I'm unaware of ? What technical reason is their for this move?
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