Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:07:26 -0700 From: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Cc: arch@freebsd.org, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Subject: Re: A sort of plan for consoles in FreeBSD Message-ID: <200606121507.26764.peter@wemm.org> In-Reply-To: <18115.1148803531@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <18115.1148803531@critter.freebsd.dk>
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On Sunday 28 May 2006 01:05, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > In message <20060528.011518.1306332021.imp@bsdimp.com>, "M. Warner > Losh" writes > > >In message: <16029.1148764704@critter.freebsd.dk> > > > > Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> writes: > >: 4. The /dev/console device in multi-user mode. > >: Emergency output device for critical messages. > > > >Who is generating these messages? > > Typically programs in distress. FWIW. The syslog(3) library call will open /dev/console if it cannot connect to the syslog socket and LOG_CONS is set. -- Peter Wemm - peter@wemm.org; peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5
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