Re: GDM, getty and VTs

[Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>]

Josselin Mouette wrote:
> We remove entirely the getty respawning from /etc/inittab. Instead, a
> new daemon is started by a regular init script. This daemon does the
> following:
> * Opens all /dev/tty1 to tty6 and display a d-i-like “press enter
>   to activate this console” in them.
> * Provide a very simple interface to reserve a VT, that can be
>   queried by the display manager.
> * Whenever you press enter on a VT, reserve it and start a getty
>   process.
> * When almost all ttys are allocated, start opening tty7+ and so
>   on.
> * If no display manager is started, always run a getty process in
>   tty1.

How would gettys on serial (and equivalent) ports be handled in this 
proposal?

Cheers,
FJP