[vconsole-discuss] [Fwd: devname and VT]

2007-07-06 Thread LingBo Tang
Darren J Moffat wrote: > LingBo Tang wrote: > >>Darren J Moffat wrote: >> >>>LingBo Tang wrote: >>> - current VT usage model is not match with devname as other cases, like pts and clearview; - manage active link as symlink in devname filesystem requests expand current devname.

[vconsole-discuss] [Fwd: devname and VT]

2007-07-06 Thread LingBo Tang
Darren J Moffat wrote: > LingBo Tang wrote: >> - current VT usage model is not match with devname as other cases, >> like pts and clearview; >> - manage active link as symlink in devname filesystem requests expand >> current devname. >> - VT daemon can update the contents of "active link" by tw

[vconsole-discuss] [Fwd: devname and VT]

2007-07-06 Thread LingBo Tang
FYI. In general, we suggest to let "vtdaemon" maintain the symlink. Original Message Subject: devname and VT Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:03:12 +0800 From: LingBo Tang To: Edward Pilatowicz , Vikram Hegde , Jerry Gilliam , Artem Kachitchkine CC: virtual-console-iteam Dear all

[vconsole-discuss] [Fwd: devname and VT]

2007-07-06 Thread Darren J Moffat
LingBo Tang wrote: > Darren J Moffat wrote: >> LingBo Tang wrote: >>> - current VT usage model is not match with devname as other cases, >>> like pts and clearview; >>> - manage active link as symlink in devname filesystem requests expand >>> current devname. >>> - VT daemon can update the cont

[vconsole-discuss] Proposal for "active link" in VT

2007-07-06 Thread Riny Qian
Darren J Moffat wrote: > LingBo Tang wrote: >> logindevperm only take effect during login time and connecting >> removable devices. >> When previous session end, logindevperm will set these >> devices back to 'root' to wait for next login regardless >> whether there is another active session or not

[vconsole-discuss] [Fwd: devname and VT]

2007-07-06 Thread Darren J Moffat
LingBo Tang wrote: > - current VT usage model is not match with devname as other cases, > like pts and clearview; > - manage active link as symlink in devname filesystem requests expand > current devname. > - VT daemon can update the contents of "active link" by two syscalls, > which only hav

[vconsole-discuss] Proposal for "active link" in VT

2007-07-06 Thread Darren J Moffat
Okay I'm convinced that this helps. However I really still want to know what part of the system is maintaining this symlink. I want to make sure that is *always* correct. -- Darren J Moffat