RE: [Xen-ia64-devel] RE: [PATCH] fixed serial console support

["Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)" <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxx>]

> From: Tristan Gingold [mailto:Tristan.Gingold@xxxxxxxx] 
> Subject: Re: [Xen-ia64-devel] RE: [PATCH] fixed serial console support
> 
> > > >  Also,
> > > > will this eliminate the need to have CONFIG_VT=y
> > > > on dom0 and CONFIG_VT=n on domU?
> > >
> > >    I don't know, I never really understood the problem there.  Xen
> > > provides a ttyS (serial) console device to dom0  and a 
> tty (vt) device
> > > to non-dom0 domains.  I would therefore have expected domU to need
> > > CONFIG_VT=y.  What was the problem with CONFIG_VT on domU before?
> > > Thanks,
> >
> > Tristan or Matt, do you know?
> No idea, but I can try to investigate if you want.

FYI, I tried setting CONFIG_VT=y for domU.  No console output
after "Freeing unused kernel memory" and then dom0 crashed!

Dan

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