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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: SMP + XDM = keyboard lockup
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>2)	Why doesn't getty use O_EXCL on the open, such that if
>	it can't get an exclusive lock, it fails?  Worst case

Perhaps because O_EXCL has no effect for devices under BSD (its effect
is implementation-defined except for regular files).

Bruce


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