From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Kyle Moffett <kyle-hoO6YkzgTuCM0SS3m2neIg@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Greg KH <greg-U8xfFu+wG4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
"Eric W. Biederman"
<ebiederm-aS9lmoZGLiVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>,
Containers <containers-qjLDD68F18O7TbgM5vRIOg@public.gmane.org>,
Alan Cox <alan-qBU/x9rampVanCEyBjwyrvXRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>,
Pavel Emelyanov <xemul-GEFAQzZX7r8dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: Per-instance devpts
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:33:59 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <48947E67.9060005@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <f73f7ab80808020006i7f0ac456ve9b9f73568c11294-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
Kyle Moffett wrote:
>
> Here's my suggestion:
>
> By default, without any mount options, use the current "legacy"
> behavior. The devpts filesystem would point to a "global" instance on
> the whole box, controlled by the traditional /dev/ptmx device node.
> There would *NOT* be a /dev/pts/ptmx node.
>
> If the devpts filesystem is mounted with a special option ("permount"?
> "noglobal"?), then it will create a new devpts instance associated
> with the filesystem. A devpts mounted that way *WILL* have a magic
> /dev/pts/ptmx node.
>
> If the kernel is built with CONFIG_DEVPTS_FORCE_PERMOUNT then the
> traditional /dev/ptmx device node will be neutered (IE: always return
> -ENODEV) and the "permount" option will be forced for all devpts
> mounts. This will also remove the static global devpts instance.
>
Hm. This might work if we can get the mount behaviour to work right.
I'll think about it. It definitely seems like a reasonable way to get
from A to B.
-hpa
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-08-02 15:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-04-12 17:29 [PATCH 0/4] Helper patches for PTY namespaces sukadev
2008-04-12 17:32 ` [PATCH 1/4]: Propagate error code from devpts_pty_new sukadev
2008-04-12 17:32 ` [PATCH 2/4]: Factor out PTY index allocation sukadev
2008-04-12 17:33 ` [PATCH 3/4]: Move devpts globals into init_pts_ns sukadev
2008-04-12 17:34 ` [PATCH 4/4]: Enable multiple mounts of /dev/pts sukadev
[not found] ` <20080412172933.GA19295-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2008-04-12 17:39 ` [PATCH 0/4] Helper patches for PTY namespaces Subrata Modak
[not found] ` <bb33bcf20804121039u409ae37q2dead849ca24dfa-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2008-04-12 18:05 ` sukadev-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA
[not found] ` <20080412180533.GE19449-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2008-04-14 11:20 ` [LTP] " Subrata Modak
[not found] ` <1208172006.5762.21.camel-NRFfyExJdYpgXGGE5LP+UZlqa2bBAFbm0E9HWUfgJXw@public.gmane.org>
2008-04-14 12:31 ` Veerendra Chandrappa
[not found] ` <OF766ECBB8.8B7DAFCE-ON6525742B.00437346-6525742B.0043FD8A-xthvdsQ13ZrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2008-04-14 12:31 ` Subrata Modak
[not found] ` <1208176260.5762.36.camel-NRFfyExJdYpgXGGE5LP+UZlqa2bBAFbm0E9HWUfgJXw@public.gmane.org>
2008-04-22 7:11 ` Subrata Modak
[not found] ` <1208848319.4847.16.camel-NRFfyExJdYpgXGGE5LP+UZlqa2bBAFbm0E9HWUfgJXw@public.gmane.org>
2008-04-22 12:25 ` Serge E. Hallyn
[not found] ` <20080422122530.GB8331-6s5zFf/epYLPQpwDFJZrxKsjOiXwFzmk@public.gmane.org>
2008-04-22 15:08 ` [LTP] " Subrata Modak
2008-04-23 18:01 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-04-12 18:09 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-04-12 18:35 ` Al Viro
2008-04-12 18:54 ` Multiple instances of devpts H. Peter Anvin
2008-04-12 19:15 ` Eric W. Biederman
[not found] ` <1208027757.28187.25.camel-xJGG6ySDJhrj0SQisxZUdA@public.gmane.org>
2008-04-12 19:24 ` H. Peter Anvin
[not found] ` <48010C70.2030902-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2008-04-12 19:30 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-04-12 19:06 ` [PATCH 0/4] Helper patches for PTY namespaces Eric W. Biederman
2008-04-13 0:59 ` Serge E. Hallyn
[not found] ` <1208027215.28187.17.camel-xJGG6ySDJhrj0SQisxZUdA@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-01 18:12 ` Per-instance devpts H. Peter Anvin
2008-08-01 19:23 ` Dave Hansen
2008-08-01 19:35 ` Al Viro
2008-08-01 19:37 ` H. Peter Anvin
[not found] ` <f73f7ab80808020004j15b0d0e5x5fa911242641b34d@mail.gmail.com>
2008-08-02 7:06 ` Kyle Moffett
[not found] ` <f73f7ab80808020006i7f0ac456ve9b9f73568c11294-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-02 15:33 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2008-08-02 8:54 ` Bastian Blank
2008-08-03 5:08 ` sukadev
[not found] ` <20080803050800.GA4322-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-03 11:31 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-08-03 12:04 ` Alan Cox
2008-08-03 17:46 ` sukadev
2008-08-03 17:54 ` Alan Cox
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