cvs commit: src/sys/conf files src/sys/kern tty_pts.c tty_pty.c src/sys/sys ttycom.h

[Joe Marcus Clarke]

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Olivier Houchard wrote:
> cognet      2006-01-26 01:30:34 UTC
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/conf             files 
>     sys/kern             tty_pty.c 
>     sys/sys              ttycom.h 
>   Added files:
>     sys/kern             tty_pts.c 
>   Log:
>   Bring in a sysv-style pts implementation, as found in the rwatson_pts perforce  branch. It works the same as its SysV/linux counterpart : You obtain a fd to    the master pseudo terminal by opening /dev/ptmx, which craetes a node for the   master as /dev/pty[num] and a node for the slave as /dev/pts/[num].
>   It should play nicely with the existing BSD ptys.
>   By default, the system will use the BSD ptys, one can set the sysctl
>   kern.pts.enable to 1 to make it use the new pts system.
>   The max number of pty that can be allocated on a system can be changed with the
>   sysctl kern.pts.max. It defaults to 1000, and can be increased, but it is not
>   recommanded, as any pty with a number > 999 won't be handled by whatever uses
>   utmp(5).

Olivier, can you bump __FreeBSD_version for this.  I know there are some
ports that can make use of this API.  I'm a bit behind in my email, so
if you've already done this, sorry for the noise.

Joe

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Joe Marcus Clarke
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