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Component LEGACY_PTYS

Component Type: kbuild config

Description: Legacy (BSD) PTY support

More info: A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers and xterms. Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx for masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo terminals. This scheme has a number of problems, including security. This option enables these legacy devices; on most systems, it is safe to say N.

Build project: Kconfig (Linux kconfig) (Path: drivers\tty\Kconfig )

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