From: Alan Cox <alan@linux.intel.com>
To: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] char/tty_io: fix legacy pty name when more than 256 pty devices are requested
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:19:57 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090910111957.54255dbb@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090910011320.3a6ec797@caramujo.chehab.org>
> True. Given the idea of using an unique algorithm to populate the
> namespace, I agree that your proposal is a good alternative.
>
> I just sent the patch with the feedbacks I had. I tried to do my best
> to describe it in simple yet precise terms at devices.txt.
I really wouldn't worry too much. I'm not aware of a single
distribution which still uses the old BSD style pty devices. So its not
as if this is anything but a theoretical problem being addressed.
Alan
prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-09-10 10:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-09-08 17:49 [PATCH RFC] char/tty_io: fix legacy pty name when more than 256 pty devices are requested Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2009-09-08 17:59 ` Alan Cox
2009-09-08 18:56 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2009-09-08 18:59 ` [PATCH v2 " Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2009-09-08 22:48 ` [PATCH " H. Peter Anvin
2009-09-08 23:33 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2009-09-09 0:26 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-09-09 2:54 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2009-09-09 4:46 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-09-10 4:05 ` [PATCH] " Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2009-09-10 6:21 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-09-10 12:33 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2009-09-10 14:07 ` Alan Cox
2009-09-10 15:57 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-09-10 16:08 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-09-10 19:12 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2009-09-10 19:17 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-09-10 20:05 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2009-09-10 20:35 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-09-10 23:23 ` Alan Cox
2009-09-10 23:25 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-09-11 8:43 ` Alan Cox
2009-09-10 4:13 ` [PATCH RFC] " Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2009-09-10 5:33 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-09-10 12:18 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2009-09-10 10:19 ` Alan Cox [this message]
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