Hi everyone, I have a question regarding a virtual console. Right now, I am trying to implement a kernel module that will emulate virtual console. The goal is to replace some lines in inittab file such as from getty ttyS1 to getty qtty1. So my approach is thtat I pretty much wrap around pseudo terminal routines. So when the user opens our module, it actually calls pseudo terminal open operations. Therefore, the open routine will be - open master device - open slave device - keep both sides and return master side But I could not figure out how I getty works with my module. This is due to the fact that I could not understand the exact semantics of a getty process under normal circumstances. I read an advanced programming in the unix environment and some others but I still do not have a clear picture. Can anyone tell me how getty works and how my module should behave when I try to open? Thanks in advance, Ilho <>< -- YES, JESUS LOVES YOU, TOO. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life(John 3:16). -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
