linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-tty
Kay Sievers fbc92a3455 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 <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>

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What: /sys/class/tty/console/active
Date: Nov 2010
Contact: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
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 <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
Description:
Shows the currently active virtual console
device, like 'tty1'.
The file supports poll() to detect virtual
console switches.