On Wed, Mar 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM <adamsimonelli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: Adam Simonelli <adamsimonelli@xxxxxxxxx> > > The new config option, CONFIG_NULL_TTY_DEFAULT_ CONSOLE will allow > ttynull to be initialized by console_initcall() and selected as a > possible console device. ... > In order to use this driver, you should redirect the console to this > - TTY, or boot the kernel with console=ttynull. > + TTY, boot the kernel with console=ttynull, or enable > + CONFIG_NULL_TTY_DEFAULT_CONSOLE. I haven't checked what it looks like in menuconfig / nconfig / etc, but I think that CONFIG_ is redundant here. > + If unsure, say N. > + > +config NULL_TTY_DEFAULT_CONSOLE > + bool "Support for console on ttynull" > + depends on NULL_TTY=y && !VT_CONSOLE > + help > + Say Y here if you want the NULL TTY to be used as a /dev/console > + device. > + > + This is similar to CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE, but without the dependency on > + CONFIG_VT. It uses the ttynull driver as the system console. Btw, do those `make nconfig` and friends render the options? > If unsure, say N. -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko
