Messages in this thread |  | | | Subject | Re: PATCH: Unix98 pty support. | | Date | Wed, 21 Jan 1998 17:51:06 +0000 (/etc/localtime) | | From | Matti Aarnio <> |
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> Attached is the latest version of my pty patch for linux kernel > 2.1.{78,79,80}. ... > No additional functionality is needed to implement Unix98 ptys in > the linux kernel. Work is progressing on integrating this support into > glibc. The device number {5,2} has been allocated by the linux device > list maintainer for /dev/ptmx.
A reservation on usage of "/dev/ptmx" named object...
I recall having heard Alan Cox to say NAY on this before on basis of this easily breaking iBCS -- Running SCO binaries on top of iBCS detects /dev/ptmx NAME, and then the libc stuff statically linked into those binaries ASSUMES existence of STREAMS in the system. (Need I continue ? Naeh, ask Alan..)
If you could make provisions to have different name for the PTY-MUX device, all will be well. (But that is in fact user- space libc issue, not about this facility per se.)
I just hope the Unix98 does not contain STREAMS in it..
> --Scott > C. Scott Ananian: cananian@lcs.mit.edu / Declare the Truth boldly and
/Matti Aarnio <matti.aarnio@tele.fi>
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