On Thu, Oct 05, 2023 at 12:46:32PM +0100, Lee Jones wrote: > On Thu, 05 Oct 2023, Starke, Daniel wrote: > > > > > Would something like this tick that box? > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c index > > > > 1f3aba607cd51..5c1d2fcd5d9e2 100644 > > > > --- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c > > > > +++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c > > > > @@ -3716,6 +3716,10 @@ static ssize_t gsmld_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file, > > > > if (!gsm) > > > > return -ENODEV; > > > > > > > > + /* The GSM line discipline does not support binding to console */ > > > > + if (strncmp(tty->name, "tty", 3)) > > > > + return -EINVAL; > > > > > > No, that's not going to work, some consoles do not start with "tty" :( > > Ah, you mean there are others that we need to consider? > > I was just covering off con_write() from drivers/tty/vt/vt.c. > > Does anyone have a counter proposal? consoles are dynamically assigned, the device knows if it is a console or not, so there is a way to determine this at runtime. It's not a device naming thing at all. thanks, greg k-h