Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 8 Apr 2012 18:20:39 +0100 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: RFC: deprecating/removing the legacy mode of devpts |
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> 2 would be easy if it wasn't for udev, which makes it very hard. It is > not reasonable for udev to support both modes, so the *only* mode that > is reasonable for it to support is the new mode. However, it is > increasingly obvious that if we don't force it, this will never happen.
If enough people care about it then udev will get fixed. Using the kernel as a large hammer to try and force one worldview onto people who couldn't give a flying.. isn't the right answer here.
Get the distros to switch mode by asking them and/or by sending them changes for new releases.
Alan
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