Re: kern/45352: pty(4)/tty(4) have a 1024 bytes transfer limit

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

The following reply was made to PR kern/45352; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, 
        gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, 
        Matthew Mondor <mm_lists%pulsar-zone.net@localhost>
Cc: 
Subject: Re: kern/45352: pty(4)/tty(4) have a 1024 bytes transfer limit
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:48:27 -0400

 On Sep 25,  9:05pm, mm_lists%pulsar-zone.net@localhost (Matthew Mondor) wrote:
 -- Subject: Re: kern/45352: pty(4)/tty(4) have a 1024 bytes transfer limit
 
 |  I think that for the sole reason of lesser surprise, it'd be a good
 |  thing... or alternatively, one more commented exemple in the
 |  distribution-provided sysctl.conf could be provided, perhaps?
 
 I added one, thans.
 
 |  If I'm motivated enough I might try to adapt the fixes to netbsd-5,
 |  because that's what I really use.  There exist many changes between
 |  netbsd-5 and -current in the pty/tty code, however.  Because I have no
 |  idea if I'll do it yet, feel free to close this PR if you consider it's
 |  in order.
 
 Should not be that hard to fix the bugs in tty_pty.c and change the constants
 in a minimal fashion...
 
 Good luck,
 
 christos