> Martin, that's what Linux and FreeBSD (IIRC) do. 

Which doesn't change my opinion on it ;-)

> If you mean that is has to be allocated when you scroll 
> the first time there could be a problem.

Not you, but the screen. If, for example, my getty on /dev/vt01 never is
used to login, there won't happen any scrolling. When I switch to that vt
and start using it, as soon as the cursor hits the bottom of the screen,
the scrollbuffer should be allocated.


Martin