Re: [PATCH v2] TTY: pty, fix pty counting in "/proc/sys/kernel/pty/nr"

From: Ilya Zykov
Date: Thu Oct 27 2011 - 09:07:23 EST


Greg KH wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 01:48:35PM +0400, Ilya Zykov wrote:
>> Regression for commit: 24d406a6bf736f7aebdc8fa0f0ec86e0890c6d24
>> Commit: 24d406a6b accepted in Linux 3.1.
>> Disscussed on linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "subject: [PATCH] TTY: pty, fix pty counting"
>> and not accepted.
>> Although, I think it's clear.
>
> Ilya, is there some reason you are ignoring the tty maintainer and
> sending these to Linus directly? These patches need to be tested in
> linux-next, so at the earliest, they can be merged into Linus's tree for
> 3.3, they are NOT 3.2 material, especially given that they are not even
> accepted by the current tty developers.
>
> So please work with us, and don't try to circumvent the existing
> process, it is not the way we work here.
>
> Especially as this specific patch was already rejected, for very good
> reasons, why are you ignoring those reasons?
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>


OK, I understand you rules.
But I don't understand, what for, you accept patch(commit: 24d406a6bf736f7aebdc8fa0f0ec86e0890c6d24),
where "pty" call tty_driver_remove_tty(), only for invoke its own route(pty_unix98_remove).

Thank you.
Ilya.


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