El 16/04/13 20:24, Yamaban escribió:
The question is why does kmscon use pts instead of tty. Is there a deeper cause (e.g. code quality inside kernel), or what was the driving thought?
for the start, kmscon is a terminal emulator, whose main purpose is to leave the old in-kernel virtual console behind.. which requires the tty subsytem...
Are the aware of the shit storm due to login / pam that is coming?
huh ?
No, my thought behind rising the matter upstream is: To make sure all players (kmscon / login / pam) get their asses in gear BEFORE the fallout hits the masses / users via a misconfigured distro / packages. Early warning, and all that. A system where root can not log in during a boot with "single" or "emergency" target is a failure from the start.
Turning off the lights in the old in-kernel virtual terminals is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down the list of tasks.. Do not expect the old thing to go away at anytime soon..
Notice: where do Kai and Lennert work?
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