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SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/4] Helper patches for PTY namespaces
On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 10:29:33AM -0700, sukadev@us.ibm.com wrote:
>
> Some simple helper patches to enable implementation of multiple PTY
> (or device) namespaces.
>
> [PATCH 1/4]: Propagate error code from devpts_pty_new
> [PATCH 2/4]: Factor out PTY index allocation
> [PATCH 3/4]: Move devpts globals into init_pts_ns
> [PATCH 3/4]: Enable multiple mounts of /dev/pts
>
> This patchset is based on earlier versions developed by Serge Hallyn
> and Matt Helsley.

*boggle*

Care to explain how that "namespace" is different from devpts instance?
IOW, why the devil do you guys ignore Occam's Razor?

Frankly, this nonsense has gone far enough; I can buy the need to compensate
for shitty APIs (sockets, non-fs-based-IPC, etc.), but devpts *is* *a*
*fucking* *filesystem*. Already. And as such it's already present in
normal, real, we-really-shouldn't-have-any-other-if-not-for-ancient-stupidity
namespace.

Why not simply allow independent instances of devpts and be done with that?


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