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Subject: Re: [PATCH] vc_tty addition
To: jsimmons@transvirtual.com (James Simmons)
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 00:52:15 +0000 (GMT)
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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. 
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