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14249 pseudo-terminal nomenclature should reflect POSIX
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NAME
zcons - Zone console device driver
DESCRIPTION
The zcons character driver exports the console for system zones. The
! driver is comprised of two "sides:" a master side with which
! applications in the global zone communicate, and a slave side, which
! receives I/O from the master side. The slave side is available in the
! global zones.
! Applications must not depend on the location of /dev or /devices
! entries exported by zcons. Inside a zone, the zcons slave side is
! fronted by /dev/console and other console-related symbolic links,
! which are used by applications that expect to write to the system
! console.
! The zcons driver is Sun Private, and may change in future releases.
FILES
! /dev/zcons/<zonename>/masterconsole
! Global zone master side console for zone <zonename>.
! /dev/zcons/<zonename>/slaveconsole
- Global zone slave side console for zone <zonename>.
-
-
- /dev/zconsole
-
- Non-global zone console (slave side).
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- ATTRIBUTES
- See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
-
-
-
-
- +---------------------+-----------------+
- | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
- +---------------------+-----------------+
- | Interface Stability | Sun Private |
- +---------------------+-----------------+
-
SEE ALSO
zoneadm(1M), zonecfg(1M), attributes(5), zones(5)
! August 24, 2003 ZCONS(7D)
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NAME
zcons - Zone console device driver
DESCRIPTION
The zcons character driver exports the console for system zones. The
! driver is fundamentally similar to a pseudo-terminal device, and is thus
! comprised of two sides:
+ o a manager device, which applications in the global zone can open for
+ communication
! o a subsidiary device, which processes in the non-global zone can write
! to, to communicate with global zone management applications
+ Applications must not depend on the location of /dev or /devices entries
+ exposed by zcons in the global zone. Inside a non-global zone, the zcons
+ subsidiary device is fronted by /dev/console and other console-related
+ symbolic links, which are used by applications that expect to write to
+ the system console.
! The zcons driver is not a Committed interface, and may change at any
! time.
FILES
! /dev/zcons/ZONENAME/globalconsole
! Global zone console manager device for
! zone ZONENAME.
! /dev/zcons/ZONENAME/zoneconsole Global zone console subsidiary device
! for zone ZONENAME.
+ /dev/zconsole Non-global zone console (subsidiary
+ device).
! INTERFACE STABILITY
! Uncommitted
SEE ALSO
zoneadm(1M), zonecfg(1M), attributes(5), zones(5)
! illumos February 5, 2022 illumos