Date: Fri, 21 Feb 97 13:02:29 +0100 From: garyj@frt.dec.com To: Hal Lynch <hal@sticky.usu.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Fwd: I need MORE than 120 ptys........please help] Message-ID: <9702211202.AA27907@cssmuc.frt.dec.com> In-Reply-To: Message from "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freebsd.org> of Thu, 20 Feb 97 22:52:28 PST.
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jkh@freebsd.org writes:
> Anyone have an answer for this poor guy? I've never tried to configure
> this many PTYs myself. :-)
>
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> From: Hal Lynch <hal@sticky.usu.edu>
> Here is the problem:
> At something over 120 ptys in use users start getting a message
> saying there are no more ptys available. I have not seen this
> message personally because the number of ptys in use at any one
> time varies widely. By the time an event is reported to me the
> situation has changed. Ie: it comes and goes.
>
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I'll bet that you're getting 128 ptys w/o problems.
I just ran a test under 2.1.5GAMMA with 192 ptys. I was able to open
the 192nd pty (/dev/ptyQv) w/o problems.
Is your application taking into account that the pty names change with
the 128th pty ? Look at /dev/MAKEDEV. Note this comment:
# Note that xterm (at least) only look at p-s.
4) offset=128 name=P;;
5) offset=160 name=Q;;
6) offset=192 name=R;;
7) offset=224 name=S;;
Are you trying to open P, Q, etc ? Or something else ?
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