Modifying init to create /dev/console ?

[Denis Vlasenko]

On Tuesday 27 February 2007 10:22, Terry Barnaby wrote:
> I am trying to create a basic Linux system based on Busybox and would 
> like the ability to create the root file system as a normal user and 
> without any /dev entries. The startup script would create the /dev 
> entries as needed.
> However, init and other programs obviously require /dev/console (and 
> other /dev entries).
> 
> 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.

I think you are on the right track, but move in the wrong direction
along that track. Code shouldn't be added to init, it should be removed.

http://busybox.net/~vda/example_fs/README
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