This directory contains a number of patches for the Linux kernel.

devfs/
  Contains patches for Richard Gooch's /devfs file system.

kernel-ioctl-generic-24-Jan-1998
  Reorganizes the kernel ioctl headers to centralize as many as possible,
  and eliminate duplicated code.  Also, the headers are rewritten to use
  the _IO* macros, to help tools like strace() extract ioctl information
  from the headers.
  The common ioctls are placed in <linux/ioctls_generic.h>
  Against Linux 2.1.80.

kernel-pty-23-Jan-1998
  This patch adds the necessary functionality to the kernel to allow
  Unix98-style pty devices.  Specifically, the pty-multiplexer device
  /dev/ptmx and two new ioctls are added.
  This patch was integrated into Linux 2.1.87.

pty-test.tar.gz
  A quickie test-suite for the kernel-pty patch.  A better test suite is
  glibc, but you would have to grab the development sources from their 
  CVS server.

Last updated: 24-Feb-1998, C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu>