Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 6 Oct 2004 13:54:18 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Console: fall back to /dev/null when no console is availlable |
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On Wed, Oct 06, 2004 at 08:18:54PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > On Mer, 2004-10-06 at 18:41, Greg KH wrote: > > Good point. So, should we do it in the kernel, in call_usermodehelper, > > so that all users of this function get it correct, or should I do it in > > userspace, in the /sbin/hotplug program? > > > > Any opinions? > > Userspace is more flexible. What does the kernel do if it can't figure > out what to open as fd 0, 1, 2. Either it explodes or asks user space. > While /sbin/hotplug can mknod itself a private /dev/null and > /dev/console in an emergency.
Ok, then anyone with some serious bash-foo care to send me a patch for the existing /sbin/hotplug file that causes it to handle this properly?
thanks,
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