atom feed7 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-hackersRe: PR conf/1270
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Gary PalmerJun 2, 1996 7:50 am 
Matt ThomasJun 2, 1996 10:16 am 
Bruce EvansJun 2, 1996 1:21 pm 
Bruce EvansJun 2, 1996 3:33 pm 
Matt ThomasJun 3, 1996 8:51 am 
Terry LambertJun 3, 1996 11:13 am 
Bruce EvansJun 3, 1996 1:16 pm 
Subject:Re: PR conf/1270
From:Bruce Evans (bd@zeta.org.au)
Date:Jun 2, 1996 1:21:42 pm
List:org.freebsd.freebsd-hackers

Anyone know why the patch in the PR SHOULDN'T be applied? (apart from the fact it makes /etc/ttys massive :-/ ) Perhaps the first 128 pty's should be defined, leaving a note that you have to define the others if you want to have more?

It should probably be applied (after testing :-) to -stable, but for -current someone should work on how this is going to work with devfs when there will be an unlimited number of ptys.

Each additional statically configured pty currently costs 252 bytes for the tty struct alone, not about 128 bits as guessed in the PR. A default of 32 would still be reasonable.

Bruce