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Re: [PATCH v2 14/35] xen/console: rename switch_serial_input() to console_find_owner()



On Tuesday, December 10th, 2024 at 6:13 AM, Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

>
>
> On 06.12.2024 05:41, Denis Mukhin via B4 Relay wrote:
>
> > From: Denis Mukhin dmukhin@xxxxxxxx
> >
> > Updated the name to highlight the logic of selection the physical console
> > owner: existing code does not switch only serial console, it also switches
> > video console and debugging console (debug I/O port and console hypercall).
>
>
> I'm especially surprised you mention "video console" here. Afaics all of
> this is only about console input, and no input comes from a video device.
> Arguably "serial" in the original name is too narrow now. Yet "input"
> continues to be quite appropriate.

Yes, sorry, the explanation is wrong.
Fixed.

>
> Jan





 


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