linux-kernel - Re: start_udev and devpts [Re: 2.6.21-rc6-mm1]

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Date:	Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:26:41 +0200
From:	"J.A. Magallón" <jamagallon@....com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: start_udev and devpts [Re: 2.6.21-rc6-mm1]

On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:39:54 +0200, "J.A. Magallón" <jamagallon@....com> wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:50:39 +0200, "J.A. Magallón" <jamagallon@....com> wrote:
...
> 
> But I think I found the problem.
> In short, in /dev/pts is mounted before /dev. I remounted it and ssh worked
> fine again.
> I'll dig mandrivas rc's to check this...
> 
> Anyways, I see no plain 'mount' command in /sbin/start_udev, all are 
> 'mount --move' commands. So I think it supposes is already mounted and
> tries to move it.
> 

As a (in)famous last work, I think Unix98 PTYs really don't like mount --move
for /dev/pts. If I mount it manually after boot, everything works fine.

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