Bug#408093: linux-image-2.6.18-3-xen-686: CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=16

[Stijn Tintel <stijn@linux-ipv6.be>]

Package: linux-image-2.6.18-3-xen-686
Version: 2.6.18-7
Severity: important

The Debian (Xen) kernel images are compiled with CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=16.
This number is extremely low, and you hit that limit very fast, which results in various problems.

>From the Linux kernel configuration: The default is 256, and should be more than enough.

Is there any particular reason for setting this to 16 instead of leaving the default value?
Please consider increasing this value in the Debian kernel images to at least 64, preferably the *default* value.

Thanks
Stijn
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-xen-686
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-3-xen-686 depends on:
ii  initramfs-tools               0.85e      tools for generating an initramfs
ii  linux-modules-2.6.18-3-xen-68 2.6.18-7   Linux 2.6.18 modules on PPro/Celer

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-3-xen-686 recommends:
ii  libc6-xen                    2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [X

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