Re: [PATCH] Console: fall back to /dev/null when no console is availlable

Greg KH
2004-10-06T18:20:33Z

On Wed, Oct 06, 2004 at 08:01:45PM +0200, J?rn Engel wrote:
> On Wed, 6 October 2004 10:41:08 -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> >
> > Good point. So, should we do it in the kernel, in call_usermodehelper,
> > so that all users of this function get it correct, or should I do it in
> > userspace, in the /sbin/hotplug program?
> >
> > Any opinions?
>
> Kernel.
>
> Same reasoning as before, if someone comes along and creates a "much
> better" /sbin/hotplug which doesn't handle it, things will break
> again.

Ok, I buy it :)

Care to send a patch to do this?

thanks,

greg k-h