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kconfigcheck: require NULL_TTY support (MR 6087)
The null TTY driver provides a proper (dummy) TTY interface when
console=null is set on the kernel cmdline. This fixes certain
applications which don't correctly handle read() immediately returning
with 0 bytes (e.g. busybox syslogd).
Most normal EFI devices don't boot with console=null and as such there
are various foot-guns littered all over Linux userspace and even in our
own initramfs. However some android devices even enforce console=null,
so it's something we have to deal with.
NULL_TTY should reduce the chance of folks running into strange problems
because of this.
Signed-off-by:
Caleb Connolly <caleb@postmarketos.org>
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9948d6e3
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