* how to increase UNIX98 pty number?
@ 2002-04-01 17:03 Hui_Ning
2002-04-02 23:33 ` H. Peter Anvin
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From: Hui_Ning @ 2002-04-01 17:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
hi,
Where should I change to increase the UNIX98 pty number beyond 2048? The
maximum allowed in xconfig is 2048.
Is there any reason that this number can't go beyond 2048? Thanks,
hui
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* Re: how to increase UNIX98 pty number?
2002-04-01 17:03 how to increase UNIX98 pty number? Hui_Ning
@ 2002-04-02 23:33 ` H. Peter Anvin
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From: H. Peter Anvin @ 2002-04-02 23:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
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By author: Hui_Ning@3com.com
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>
> hi,
>
> Where should I change to increase the UNIX98 pty number beyond 2048? The
> maximum allowed in xconfig is 2048.
> Is there any reason that this number can't go beyond 2048? Thanks,
>
Yes, dev_t is too small.
You could hack the kernel to locally allocate additional major
numbers, preferrably in the 240-255 range, if you need it.
-hpa
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