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Subject: Re: [PATCH] vc_tty addition
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> > accessing /dev/console only effects the first console in the list instead
> > of all of them. If this is true then that means /dev/consoel can exist
> > without /dev/tty which could be a good thing.
> 
> Currently the "console" doesn't need to include a tty device - if its only
> being hit with printk output. 

Then should we make TTY console aka /dev/console support a option?


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