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Diffstat (limited to 'console-tools')
| -rw-r--r-- | console-tools/setlogcons.c | 20 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/console-tools/setlogcons.c b/console-tools/setlogcons.c index 1b5814eee..6778a4d2b 100644 --- a/console-tools/setlogcons.c +++ b/console-tools/setlogcons.c @@ -15,14 +15,26 @@ //config: help //config: This program redirects the output console of kernel messages. -//applet:IF_SETLOGCONS(APPLET(setlogcons, BB_DIR_USR_SBIN, BB_SUID_DROP)) +//applet:IF_SETLOGCONS(APPLET_NOEXEC(setlogcons, setlogcons, BB_DIR_USR_SBIN, BB_SUID_DROP, setlogcons)) //kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_SETLOGCONS) += setlogcons.o //usage:#define setlogcons_trivial_usage //usage: "[N]" //usage:#define setlogcons_full_usage "\n\n" -//usage: "Redirect the kernel output to console N. Default:0 (current console)" +//usage: "Pin kernel output to VT console N. Default:0 (do not pin)" + +// Comment from kernel source: +/* ... + * By default, the kernel messages are always printed on the current virtual + * console. However, the user may modify that default with the + * TIOCL_SETKMSGREDIRECT ioctl call. + * + * This function sets the kernel message console to be @new. It returns the old + * virtual console number. The virtual terminal number 0 (both as parameter and + * return value) means no redirection (i.e. always printed on the currently + * active console). + */ #include "libbb.h" @@ -33,8 +45,8 @@ int setlogcons_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv) char fn; char subarg; } arg = { - 11, /* redirect kernel messages */ - 0 /* to specified console (current as default) */ + 11, /* redirect kernel messages (TIOCL_SETKMSGREDIRECT) */ + 0 }; if (argv[1]) |