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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: Per-instance devpts
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:37:57 -0700
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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