From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262783AbUCJTJX (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:09:23 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262786AbUCJTJX (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:09:23 -0500 Received: from open.nlnetlabs.nl ([213.154.224.1]:26127 "EHLO open.nlnetlabs.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262783AbUCJTJN (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:09:13 -0500 Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 20:09:02 +0100 From: Miek Gieben To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: pts/X counts on Message-ID: <20040310190902.GA2226@atoom.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Vim/Mutt/Linux X-Home: www.miek.nl Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello, I'm seeing to following (obscure) thing happening: I open an xterm, it gets the pseudo term: pts/1 I close the term and open a new one: pts/2, in stead of pts/1. Like this: USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT miekg pts/1 arena 19:57 3.00s 0.24s 0.11s vi bla miekg pts/4 arena 20:03 0.00s 0.06s 0.00s w $ logout login again: USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT miekg pts/1 arena 19:57 3.00s 0.25s 0.12s vi bla miekg pts/5 arena 20:03 0.00s 0.05s 0.00s w ^^^^^^^ It just counts on.... I'm using devfs on 2.6.4-rc3, I first noticed this in 2.6.3. (all 2.6.4-rcX have it), Does anybody know why this is happening? grtz Miek [ I'm not on this list, please CC me on replies ]