Re: patch for 2.4.0 disable printk

[James Simmons]

> You are right... this patch make no sense on a computer system with human 
> interactions. But think on tiny hidden computers, like in a dishwasher or a 
> traffic light. This computer are standalone, if it crash, then it will be 
> rebooted.
> Nobody will attach a terminal to this kind of computer, nobody is interessted 
> on a logfile. Nobody will see a oops, because nobdy is there. 

What do you suggest we do with /dev/console and stdin, stdout, stderr?
The kernel needs a /dev/console to boot with.