On Fri, 2008-08-01 at 11:12 -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
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> 1. /dev/ptmx would have to change to a symlink, ptmx -> pts/ptmx.
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> I worry #1 would have substantial user-space impact, but I don't see a 
> way around it, since there would be no obvious way to associate 
> /dev/ptmx with a filesystem.

Are your worries just about replacing what is now a normal file with a
symlink, and the behavioral changes that come with that?  

I wonder if using a bind mount for the file would be more robust.  We
wouldn't, of course, be able to do it persistently, but I bet it would
be something we could count on udev to do for us.

-- Dave

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