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Subjectptsname() support (new ptys)
I have started the implementation of Unix98-style ptys for Linux.  It's
not terribly difficult; just another ioctl for ptsname, and /dev/ptmx is
handled the same way /dev/tty and /dev/tty0 are (ie, device number rewrite
on open).

Here are my questions:
1) Who do I talk to write the ptsname function is glibc? [kernel support
is only half the implementation.] I don't know who the glibc
development team is, or where they hang out. =)
2) Where should the device number for /dev/ptmx go?
I'd like to keep it with the other tty stuff, so I'm leaning towards
an allocation in character device major 5...
3) Lastly -- has this already been done? Should I bother?

--Scott
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