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- From: s_titz@ira.uka.de (Olaf Titz)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: First Release of the Linux Device List
- Date: 17 Nov 1992 18:24:27 GMT
- Organization: Fachschaft math/inf, Uni Karlsruhe, FRG
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- In article <1eb4ukINN53j@uwm.edu> rick@ee.uwm.edu (Rick Miller, Linux Device Registrar) writes:
- >...
- > 4. Tty ..... (character) .. tty{0,1-8,63,64-127,128-?} or ttys{0-3,1-4}
- >...
- > Notes: There are several constants set in the kernel sources which
- > can be changed to compile a more customized kernel. They're
- > found in [/usr/src]/linux/include/linux/tty.h:
- >
- > NR_CONSOLES The number of virtual consoles.
- > NR_SERIALS The number of serial lines.
- > NR_PTYS The number of pty's.
-
- As far as I know, NR_PTYS has been taken out and ptys are allocated on
- their first use, am I wrong?
-
- olaf
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