Priority and non-priority commands
VINPUT commands require a VMSG (non-priority) or PVMSG (priority) specification.
Operating systems that accept this specification, process priority commands with a higher priority than non-priority commands.
The hardware console driver can accept both if supported by the hardware console within the specific machine or virtual machine.
Linux® does not distinguish between priority and non-priority commands.
Example
The specifications:
#CP VINPUT VMSG LS -L
and #CP VINPUT PVMSG LS -L
are
equivalent.