/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */ /* * setlogcons: Send kernel messages to the current console or to console N * * Copyright (C) 2006 by Jan Kiszka * * Based on setlogcons (kbd-1.12) by Andries E. Brouwer * * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this source tree. */ //config:config SETLOGCONS //config: bool "setlogcons (1.8 kb)" //config: default y //config: help //config: This program redirects the output console of kernel messages. //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: "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" int setlogcons_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE; int setlogcons_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv) { char *devname; struct { char fn; char subarg; } arg = { 11, /* redirect kernel messages (TIOCL_SETKMSGREDIRECT) */ 0 }; if (argv[1]) arg.subarg = xatou_range(argv[1], 0, 63); /* Can just call it on "/dev/tty1" always, but... * in my testing, inactive (never opened) VTs are not * redirected to, despite ioctl not failing. * * By using "/dev/ttyN", ensure it is activated. */ devname = xasprintf("/dev/tty%u", arg.subarg); xioctl(xopen(devname, O_RDONLY), TIOCLINUX, &arg); return EXIT_SUCCESS; }