Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 25 Apr 1996 20:37:09 +0100 (BST) | From | Robert de Bath <> | Subject | Re: PTY feature? or bug? |
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On 24 Apr 1996 inr-linux-kernel@ms2.inr.ac.ru wrote:
> I'd like to repeat my question. > Are you sure, that it should wait for master open?
> I'd propose return EIO (EAGAIN,....) on the attempt to > open orphaned pty slave. If BSD does not make it, it is > BSD's bug, I believe. BAD idea, it's occasionally useful to have init put a getty on the slave side of one of the higher pty numbers, some other non-aware program can then be told to open the master side. An example is to provide DOSEMU with a simulated serial line to the linux machine.
If the open returned EIO the getty would die then be respawned repeatedly, init gives up PDQ.
-- Rob. (Robert de Bath <robert@mayday.compulink.co.uk>)
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