reassign 256468 kernel thanks On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 07:40:39PM -0400, Thomas Dickey wrote: > On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 06:16:29PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > Is it your opinion that this is a bug in the Linux kernel, then? > > neither - I did read that this behavior is changed in the next version > of the kernel, but it's something that xterm should (in principle) handle. > > But if it's really changed as reported, then I may not have to fix anything. > > > If so, I will reassign it. If not, I would like your advice on what should > > be done about this bug. :) > > I'd reassign it to kernel, and get them to state whether the change > in behavior is by design or accident. Your wish is my command. Kernel folks: Is it deliberate that pseudo-tty numbers are never "recycled" in recent kernel versions? This can lead to very large numbers; please see the logs of #256468 for details. -- G. Branden Robinson | The more ridiculous a belief Debian GNU/Linux | system, the higher the probability branden@debian.org | of its success. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Wayne R. Bartz
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