linux-kernel - Re: [Regression] kdesu broken

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Message-Id: <200907241721.45943.rjw@sisk.pl>
Date:	Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:21:45 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Ray Lee <ray-lk@...rabbit.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [Regression] kdesu broken

On Friday 24 July 2009, Ray Lee wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki<rjw@...k.pl> wrote:
> > A recent kernel change broke kdesu (from KDE 4.2) on my test boxes.  ISTR a
> > discussion about that, but I can't find it right now.  Any clues?
> 
> See the thread starting here: ("possible regression with pty.c commit")
>    http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/11/125

Thanks for the pointer.

Well, I thought we were expected to avoid breaking existing user space, even
if that were buggy etc.  

Best,
Rafael
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