[Linuxconsole-dev] Idea for multihead console subsystem

[Christoph H. <chh...@gm...>]

Ok, I have thought a bit about a sensfull console subsystem. Here are my ideas:

The system should be layerd

1. Input/Output
    - Framebuffer (/dev/fb/X)
    - Input driver (Vojtechs new ones)
    - Serial console (/dev/tts/*)
    - Parallel printer (dev/lp/*)

2. Generic console layer, bundles I/O devices to heads
    - /dev/con/X  (tty)
    - /dev/con/iX (input queue)
    - /dev/con/sX (sound device, optional)
    where X=0 is the current head

3. Virtual terminal multiplexer (in userlevel?)
    - /dev/vc/X  (tty)
    - /dev/vc/iX (input queue)
    - /dev/vc/sX (sound device, optional)
    where X=0 is the current vt

How do you think about this ?

Christoph

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