From fbc92a3455577ab17615cbcb91826399061bd789 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kay Sievers Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 18:51:05 +0100 Subject: tty: add 'active' sysfs attribute to tty0 and console device tty: add 'active' sysfs attribute to tty0 and console device Userspace can query the actual virtual console, and the configured console devices behind /dev/tt0 and /dev/console. The last entry in the list of devices is the active device, analog to the console= kernel command line option. The attribute supports poll(), which is raised when the virtual console is changed or /dev/console is reconfigured. Signed-off-by: Kay Sievers Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman index 0000000..b138b66 --- Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-tty | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-tty (limited to 'Documentation/ABI') diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-tty b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-tty new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b138b663bf54 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-tty @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +What: /sys/class/tty/console/active +Date: Nov 2010 +Contact: Kay Sievers +Description: + Shows the list of currently configured + console devices, like 'tty1 ttyS0'. + The last entry in the file is the active + device connected to /dev/console. + The file supports poll() to detect virtual + console switches. + +What: /sys/class/tty/tty0/active +Date: Nov 2010 +Contact: Kay Sievers +Description: + Shows the currently active virtual console + device, like 'tty1'. + The file supports poll() to detect virtual + console switches. -- cgit v1.2.1