Re: ttydev_cdevsw has no d_purge

In message <CAJOYFBBbskRbXjKZdv-JgHi4vJgW0S0N2DGvZgm5_oDWcY65ig_at_mail.gmail.com>
, Ed Schouten writes:
>2012/8/2 Julian Elischer <julian_at_freebsd.org>:

TTYs are used *two* ways:  As terminals and as comms to the real world.

If a terminal-tty disappears, it should be handled like a HUP would
be, analytically it is the exact same situation as a carrier drop
on a modem.  The implementation may need to do tricky stuff, but the
result should be exactly like a HUP seen from userland.

If a comms-tty disappears, it should be handled like any other
disappearing device: ENXIO.


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