Does 2.1.127 still need UNIX98 pty fix?

Chip Salzenberg (chip@perlsupport.com)
Mon, 9 Nov 1998 02:05:07 -0500

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The attached patch may still be needed in 2.1.127 to avoid really bad
misbehavior when there's an attempt to open /dev/ptmx and UNIX98
ptys aren't configured. I don't know the code that well -- is it?

-- 
Chip Salzenberg        - a.k.a. -        <chip@perlsupport.com>
      "There -- we made them swerve slightly!"   //MST3K


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Index: drivers/char/tty_io.c
*************** retry_open:
*** 1270,1275 ****
  		noctty = 1;
  	}
! #ifdef CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS
  	if (device == PTMX_DEV) {
  		/* find a free pty. */
  		int major, minor;
--- 1270,1277 ----
  		noctty = 1;
  	}
! 
  	if (device == PTMX_DEV) {
+ #ifdef CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS
+ 
  		/* find a free pty. */
  		int major, minor;
*************** retry_open:
*** 1294,1300 ****
  		noctty = 1;
  		goto init_dev_done;
  	}
! #endif
! 	
  	retval = init_dev(device, &tty);
  	if (retval)
--- 1296,1307 ----
  		noctty = 1;
  		goto init_dev_done;
+ 
+ #else   /* CONFIG_UNIX_98_PTYS */
+ 
+ 		return ENODEV;
+ 
+ #endif  /* CONFIG_UNIX_98_PTYS */
  	}
! 
  	retval = init_dev(device, &tty);
  	if (retval)


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