[comp.os.minix] /dev/pty and/or select-call for MINIX??

stuebing@platon.fmi.uni-passau.de (Andreas Stuebinger) (06/04/91)

Hello,

there are two questions to YOU, the MINIX community:

1) has anybody implemented pseudo-ttys for MINIX?    
2) has anybody implemented the select-systemcall of BSD Unix?

Any hints where to get a source or how to implement them
would be wellcome.

Andreas
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scheulen@gypsy.ims.fhg.de (Thilo Scheulen) (06/10/91)

stuebing@platon.fmi.uni-passau.de (Andreas Stuebinger) writes:
>1) has anybody implemented pseudo-ttys for MINIX?    
Yes some time ago - But lost ( disk crash )
i may give you the hints:
create a new kernel task called PTTY or so.
copy most of the tty driver and modify it
i am working currently on a reimplementation of the PTTY driver.
but i need a bit of time currently for doing this if you 
have 3-4 weeks time i am probably be able to post it.

>2) has anybody implemented the select-systemcall of BSD Unix?
same as above and lost !
i had implemented it in the FS area.


>Any hints where to get a source or how to implement them
>would be wellcome.

the call does a `select call to any currently opened device driver
( wich is specified in the mask of the select call )
and finnally a call to the clock task for waiting.
sorry can't rember the rest.
i am **NOT** working currently at the select call.

I would like to hear also from progress in MGR development ??


Thilo Scheulen
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