Re: Flexible Console open (really little patch)

david (david@kalifornia.com)
Mon, 17 Aug 1998 11:31:40 -0700

>> This is a broken patch for a broken problem. Please, don't put this
>> kind of crud in the kernel.
>>
>> -hpa
>
> I don't think so. It solves a problem at a very easy way and does not
> hurt anyone. We support a few paths for the init program - why don't
> be flexible with the path of /dev/console? (Specialy if there is a good
> reason for: it's possible that /dev will be mounted later from a boot
> script.)

If the devfs "mount at boot time" option hasn't been selected, then the
user should select it. Making your root filesystem support a module
follows the same logic.

Let's do things the Right Way (TM) instead of hacking things into our
kernel. This kind of hacking eventually leads to an "alternative this or
that" all over the place.

-d

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