Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:37:57 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: Per-instance devpts |
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Dave Hansen wrote: > On Fri, 2008-08-01 at 11:12 -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: >> 1. /dev/ptmx would have to change to a symlink, ptmx -> pts/ptmx. > ... >> I worry #1 would have substantial user-space impact, but I don't see a >> way around it, since there would be no obvious way to associate >> /dev/ptmx with a filesystem. > > Are your worries just about replacing what is now a normal file with a > symlink, and the behavioral changes that come with that? > > I wonder if using a bind mount for the file would be more robust. We > wouldn't, of course, be able to do it persistently, but I bet it would > be something we could count on udev to do for us.
No, I'm concerned about the changes needed for udev and setup scripts.
-hpa
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