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authorSukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@linux.vnet.ibm.com>2009-01-02 13:41:54 +0000
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-01-02 10:19:35 -0800
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Add DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES config token
Signed-off-by: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
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@@ -443,6 +443,17 @@ config UNIX98_PTYS
All modern Linux systems use the Unix98 ptys. Say Y unless
you're on an embedded system and want to conserve memory.
+config DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES
+ bool "Support multiple instances of devpts"
+ depends on UNIX98_PTYS
+ default n
+ ---help---
+ Enable support for multiple instances of devpts filesystem.
+ If you want to have isolated PTY namespaces (eg: in containers),
+ say Y here. Otherwise, say N. If enabled, each mount of devpts
+ filesystem with the '-o newinstance' option will create an
+ independent PTY namespace.
+
config LEGACY_PTYS
bool "Legacy (BSD) PTY support"
default y
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