linux-kernel - Re: um: TTY fixes (?)

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Date:	Tue, 5 Jun 2012 17:17:19 +0200
From:	Karel Zak <kzak@...hat.com>
To:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, jslaby@...e.cz,
	user-mode-linux-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, alan@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: um: TTY fixes (?)

On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 02:20:38PM +0200, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> Am 05.06.2012 13:15, schrieb Alan Cox:
> > Actually I'd prefer a clever solution which can spot all the fds are the
> > same process so we can keep compatibility but I've not found a sensible
> > way to do that.
> 
> Me too.
> 
> For UML users the current situation is odd.
> They have to select between:
> - Having a UML that crashes randomly on some distros.
> - Applying the TTY fix and break login on every distro that uses util-linux's login.
> - Applying the TTY fix and patch util-linux too.

 I'll follow kernel... so if close-before-vhangup is preferred way
 than I'll modify util-linux login(1). No problem.

    Karel

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