Re: [Linuxconsole-dev] writeup

[Steffen S. <s.s...@ph...>]

James Simmons wrote:
 
> > My question didn't get answered, tho...  Or maybe I'm using the wrong
> > definition of console:  Can there be two active consoles at the same time
> > (in the instance of multi-head)?  When I ask this, I'm thinking of say,
> > kernel message output to console.
> 
> I have though about that but have no answer. In a multihead system where
> should printk go to. Any suggestion anyone ?

KGI currently takes the <int console_printk_console> to send kernel
messages
to. There can be functions implemented to alter this variable,
so that e.g. that VT-switches on the 'system console focus' make
kernel messages appear on the currently active one.
However, this is a policy decision.

			Steffen

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