linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] n_tty: Remove LINEMODE support

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Message-ID: <54BE8E71.3080101@hurleysoftware.com>
Date:	Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:20:49 -0500
From:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
To:	Howard Chu <hyc@...as.com>
CC:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <Linux-Kernel@...r.Kernel.ORG>,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] n_tty: Remove LINEMODE support

On 01/20/2015 09:53 AM, Peter Hurley wrote:
> On 01/19/2015 03:31 PM, Howard Chu wrote:
>> Peter Hurley wrote:
>>> Ok.
>>> I might see if I can get telnet + a revised kernel interface to work together; I'll
>>> let you know if this works out.
>>
>> The patch here https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=585527#20 still applies cleanly to current Ubuntu netkit-telnet source and works.
> 
> Aw snap. I just quickly glanced at the patch and source, and assumed
> that the 4 year old patch had been applied.
> 
>> You'll have to use a dumb shell to see any effect.
> 
> I'm testing it now.

Yeah, canonical read() does not behave as it should if EXTPROC
is enabled; it's returning both multiple lines and unterminated lines.

Regards,
Peter Hurley


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