inittab: Start shell only if console is not null

[Denys Vlasenko]

On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Harald Becker <ralda at gmx.de> wrote:
> Denys !
>
>> My argument is that before adding code, it makes sense to ponder
>>
>> whether we really have a real problem here.
>
> Do you really insist on this endless respawning NOT BEING A BUG???

I'm saying it is not clear-cut.

>> If one respawn per second a big problem? I'm not sure.
>
>
> Problem means it may make diagnosing other problems a hell.

Why is it hell? "strace -p1" works.

> It is the reason
> I neglect to use unpatched Busybox init for most of my applications and I
> know several people here in Germany thinking the same that this is really
> bad. I really wonder why this has not bean fixed earlier (anyhow not
> insisting on my patch). I even asked for this around 1995 to 1997 (as far as
> I remember), but it has been neglected due to the KISS principle and things
> shall be small for embedded devices ... but today we got more and more
> desktop related patches blowing up things more than that simple approach.
> And still you insist on this endless uncontrolled respawning? If you really
> like this endless respawning, why don't you use runit?

You are right, I do not use init. Respawn on error is not the only,
or the biggest problem it has.

http://busybox.net/~vda/init_vs_runsv.html