Re: 2.1.123 and fbcon.c

Kurt Garloff (garloff@kg1.ping.de)
Thu, 1 Oct 1998 20:24:03 +0200


On Wed, Sep 30, 1998 at 10:52:17PM +0200, Martin Mares wrote:
> > > No, 2.0.x disables only CONSOLE_BH and that's not enough. You can enter
> > > the print-out region from both write() and tty echo simultaneously.
> >
> > But that has absolutely no relevance for console switching.
> >
> > In short, the whole argument is bogus.
>
> Yes, it has no relevance to console switching, but the race was not related
> to console switching at all since it was collision between normal write()
> to the console and keyboard echo through the tty layer.

So, did it get fixed for 2.0.3x, too, now?

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