linux-kernel - Re: RFC: deprecating/removing the legacy mode of devpts

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Date:	Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:55:41 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Kay Sievers <kay@...y.org>, "Ted Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...nvz.org>,
	Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: RFC: deprecating/removing the legacy mode of devpts

On 04/11/2012 04:53 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> 
> That all seems pretty simple.
> 
>>   - get rid of the (rather broken) idea of 'legacy' vs 'non-legacy mode'
>>     mount options in the default setup; I don't think userspace should
>>     ever be required to fiddle with such stuff
> 
> Hm, but if we get rid of them, what about tools that expect them to be
> there?  Just silently ignore them?
> 

Drop the newinstance mount option on the floor; keep recognizing the
ptmxmode mount option but change the default.

	-hpa

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