From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] devpts: fix devpts mount behavior Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:44:37 -0700 Message-ID: <505F4A85.6050403@zytor.com> References: <20120124000517.GA28878@sergelap> <20120124002555.GA29534@sergelap> <20120124010758.GJ23916@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <20120124220247.GA26353@hallyn.com> <20120124231601.GA4470@sergelap> <20120128195103.GA11299@sergelap> <87txup763i.fsf_-_@xmission.com> <505F3D48.7080103@zytor.com> <87txuo3abb.fsf@xmission.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <87txuo3abb.fsf-aS9lmoZGLiVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org Errors-To: containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org To: "Eric W. Biederman" Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman , containers-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org, Kay Sievers , Dave Hansen , linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Al Viro , Andy Whitcroft , sukadev-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org, Linus Torvalds , Alan Cox List-Id: containers.vger.kernel.org On 09/23/2012 10:42 AM, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > >> Greg, Kay, any idea how to make ptmx show up in devtmpfs as a symlink >> to pts/pmtx instead of as a device node? > > The conversation stalled in January with that very question. > > What I am proposing doesn't conflict with any effort like that. > I just looked at the archive, and it apparently really comes down to "noone wants to take responsibility for it". The real problem appears to be that with devtmpfs device name policy is actually split between user space and kernel, which is the worst possible configuration. -hpa -- H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.