linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH]: Factor out PTY index allocation

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Date:	Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:05:36 -0400
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
CC:	sukadev@...ibm.com, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Containers <containers@...ts.osdl.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH]: Factor out PTY index allocation

Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> Quoting sukadev@...ibm.com (sukadev@...ibm.com):
>> We noticed this while working on pts namespaces and believe this might
>> be an useful change even as we rework our pts/device namespace approach.
>>
>> ---
>>
>> From: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ibm.com>
>> Subject: [PATCH]: Factor out PTY index allocation
>>
>> Factor out the code used to allocate/free a pts index into new interfaces,
>> devpts_new_index() and devpts_kill_index().  This localizes the external
>> data structures used in managing the pts indices.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ibm.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Serge Hallyn<serue@...ibm.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Matt Helsley<matthltc@...ibm.com>
> 
> No traces of devpts namespaces here, so I assume this should be
> non-offensive and fine for inclusion.
> 

Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
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