On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 05:58:13PM -0700, Theo de Raadt wrote: > > Would it be possible to bump the default number of pty(4) devices? If I > > see it right, the current limit is 62. > > By default? > > So, another 62*2 more inodes used in everyone's root filesystem? > > No, I think you should run MAKEDEV yourself for your own needs, and not assume > everyone needs to commit those resources. That makes very small OpenBSD > machines too tight. > > There's a reason this is an easily available script that allows self-service > node creation. > > cd /dev && sh MAKEDEV pty1
Ah. I didn't know that above was possible. I just read MAKEDEV(8) and I never realized following: > Where a device name is followed by a star ‘*’, the star must be replaced > by a unit number. If units are expected for a device but not provided, > MAKEDEV will supply the standard numbers in most cases. > ... > Pseudo terminals > ptm pty master device, see ptm(4). > pty* Set of 62 master pseudo terminals, see pty(4). > tty* Set of 62 slave pseudo terminals, see tty(4). Thanks, that helps. My system has more pseudo terminals now. -- Regards, Mikolaj
