PTY

VFS driver for accessing pseudo-TTY terminals More...

Files
file	fs_pty.h
	Pseudo-terminal virtual file system.

Functions
int	fs_pty_create (char *buffer, int maxbuflen, file_t *master_out, file_t *slave_out)
	Create a new pseudo-terminal.

Detailed Description

VFS driver for accessing pseudo-TTY terminals

Function Documentation

fs_pty_create()

int fs_pty_create	(	char *	buffer,
		int	maxbuflen,
		file_t *	master_out,
		file_t *	slave_out )

Create a new pseudo-terminal.

This function creates a new pseudo-terminal, opening up two files in the /pty portion of the VFS.

Parameters

buffer	Storage for the name of the PTY, apparently not actually used (but potentially will be fixed at some point). If it was implemented, the name of the PTY would be here on successful return (if not NULL)
maxbuflen	The length of buffer
master_out	A pointer to store the file descriptor for the master end in (must not be NULL)
slave_out	A pointer to store the file descriptor for the slave end in (must not be NULL)

Return values

0	On success
-1	On error

Error Conditions:

ENOMEM - out of memory