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DateFri, 5 Jun 1998 12:59:59 +0200 (MET DST)
FromPeter Svensson <>
SubjectRe: >256 ptys (previous subject line was garbage)
On Fri, 5 Jun 1998 tytso@mit.edu wrote:

>    Devfs does allows major/minor-less devices. You could hack the tty
>    driver to make use of this. Check out the devfs FAQ at:
>    http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/devfs.txt
> 
> This is actually a bad thing, since there's been a lot of talk about
> using major/minor numbers as part of a tty locking scheme.  

I see at least two possible solutions - dynamic major/minors or using
another design for the locking system. I am not familiar with the reasons
for using major/minor-pair for locking so I don't know if another solution
is feasable. Do you have any pointers for additional reading? :-)

Peter



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