[Devel] [PATCH rh7] tty: vzcon -- Add container dummy console support

[Cyrill Gorcunov]

On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 12:13:48PM +0300, Vladimir Davydov wrote:
> 
> Could you please explain the difference between vtty and standard pty in
> PCS6? In other words, why was vtty introduced initially? Why couldn't we
> just use a pty instead?

The main difference is that vtty doesn't block when there is no space
left in tty buffer, but simply trows data out. That's the reason why
vtty has been introduced in first place I think.

	Cyrill