[Devel] [PATCH 5/9] Add DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES config token

[sukadev at linux.vnet.ibm.com]

>From 18a468a2f2db8f055bf62882d44d40764e924f3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH 5/9] Add DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES config token

Signed-off-by: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serue at us.ibm.com>
---
 drivers/char/Kconfig |   11 +++++++++++
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index 700ff96..0d3ea89 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -443,6 +443,17 @@ config UNIX98_PTYS
 	  All modern Linux systems use the Unix98 ptys.  Say Y unless
 	  you're on an embedded system and want to conserve memory.
 
+config DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES
+	bool "Support multiple instances of devpts"
+	depends on UNIX98_PTYS
+	default n
+	---help---
+	  Enable support for multiple instances of devpts filesystem.
+	  If you want to have isolated PTY namespaces (eg: in containers),
+	  say Y here.  Otherwise, say N. If enabled, each mount of devpts
+	  filesystem with the '-o newinstance' option will create an
+	  independent PTY namespace.
+
 config LEGACY_PTYS
 	bool "Legacy (BSD) PTY support"
 	default y
-- 
1.5.2.5

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