Modifying init to create /dev/console ?

[Mike Frysinger]

On Tuesday 27 February 2007, Terry Barnaby wrote:
> However, init and other programs obviously require /dev/console (and
> other /dev entries).

they dont require /dev/console

> I was wondering about adding an option to init where it would create a
> tmpfs file system, mount it on /dev and create a /dev/console node if no
> /dev/console was found. I guess it could do a bit more and function as
> udev as well.

it wouldnt work ... the kernel opens up /dev/console before executing init, so 
even if /sbin/init created the device node, it wouldnt matter

also, this is what init scripts are for ... such / policy handling does not 
belong hardcoded in the C code
-mike
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