1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index a3e8d6700..f6e9eff97 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include <sys/vt.h>             /* for vt_stat */
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 
-#define VT_CONSOLE      "/dev/console"  /* Logical system console */
+#define DEV_CONSOLE      "/dev/console" /* Logical system console */
 #define VT_PRIMARY      "/dev/tty1"     /* Primary virtual console */
 #define VT_SECONDARY    "/dev/tty2"     /* Virtual console */
 #define VT_LOG          "/dev/tty3"     /* Virtual console */
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 #define LOG             0x1
 #define CONSOLE         0x2
-static char *console = VT_CONSOLE;
+static char *console = DEV_CONSOLE;
 static char *second_console = VT_SECONDARY;
 static char *log = VT_LOG;
 static int kernel_version = 0;
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ void message(int device, char *fmt, ...)
         va_end(arguments);
     }
     if (device & CONSOLE) {
-        if ((fd = device_open(console, O_WRONLY|O_NOCTTY|O_NDELAY)) >= 0) {
+        /* Always send console messages to /dev/console so people will see them. */
+        if ((fd = device_open(DEV_CONSOLE, O_WRONLY|O_NOCTTY|O_NDELAY)) >= 0) {
             va_start(arguments, fmt);
             vdprintf(fd, fmt, arguments);
             va_end(arguments);
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ static void console_init()
             /* this is linux virtual tty */
             snprintf( the_console, sizeof the_console, "/dev/tty%d", vt.v_active );
         } else {
-            console = VT_CONSOLE;
+            console = DEV_CONSOLE;
             tried_devcons++;
         }
     }
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ static void console_init()
         /* Can't open selected console -- try /dev/console */
         if (!tried_devcons) {
             tried_devcons++;
-            console = VT_CONSOLE;
+            console = DEV_CONSOLE;
             continue;
         }
         /* Can't open selected console -- try vt1 */