[ On , June 14, 2002 at 14:47:13 (-0000), eeh@netbsd.org wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: patch for wscons scrolling
>
> 
> | For kernel options, I would use #ifdef clauses in code to avoid
> | compiling something that people may not want ;) Be careful to set NULL
> | pointers in vga structures when kernel option is disabled.
> 
> Why does scrollback need to be inside the kernel anyway?

Huh?  We're talking about kernel printf's here!!!!

>  Why not
> make it a userland daemon.

The only other place it possibly makes sense to have a console
scroll-back feature is in an external independent hardware device (eg. a
terminal server, perhaps one facilitated by an independent server
running conserver).  Obviously that's just not possible for wscons!

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