>> There should be a new kernel function which only works for a process
>> with the PID 1 and which uses the *kernel* function to display text
>> on the console (same as the kernel during bootup).

> I think it would be a heck of a lot cleaner and simpler just to have
> the kernel do a quick check for /dev/console on the root device, and
> warn the user if it doesn't exist.

Cleaner yet, IMO, would be for the kernel to hand-craft fd 0/1/2 for
init, open onto the driver underlying /dev/console, without having to
refer to anything in the filesystem.

In the interim, see PR 2236, which includes a patch to warn at boot
time if "/dev/console" doesn't name anything.

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