Re: [PATCH] vt: Drop K_OFF for VC_MUTE

[Alan Cox]

> Drop the K_OFF handling and replace it with a new "mute" ioctl pair.
> Anybody using K_OFF would already need to be prepared to handle it
> throwing -EINVAL for old kernel compatibility, so userspace will degrade
> gracefully.

Interesting theory. It may degrade but it'll degrade to a state worse
than current.

I don't see why K_OFF needs to go away. If the mute ioctl handling also
affects mute mode too then it should just work.

Alan
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