linux-kernel - Re: PROBLEM: Data corruption when pasting large data to terminal

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Date:	Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:35:03 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Bruno Prémont <bonbons@...ux-vserver.org>
Cc:	Egmont Koblinger <egmont@...il.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PROBLEM: Data corruption when pasting large data to terminal

> Well, not sure but the closing of ptmx on sender side should force kernel
> to flush whatever is remaining independently on end-of-line (I was
> thinking I should push an EOF over the ptmx instead of closing it before
> waiting for child process though I have not yet looked-up how to do so!).
> 

The behaviour for the master side on a close is to hangup the child.

You would normally wait for the child to exit first
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