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@@ -146,6 +146,25 @@ config LEGACY_PTYS
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security. This option enables these legacy devices; on most
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systems, it is safe to say N.
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+config RAW_DRIVER
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+ tristate "RAW driver (/dev/raw/rawN) (OBSOLETE)"
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+ help
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+ The raw driver permits block devices to be bound to /dev/raw/rawN.
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+ Once bound, I/O against /dev/raw/rawN uses efficient zero-copy I/O.
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+ See the raw(8) manpage for more details.
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+ The raw driver is deprecated and will be removed soon.
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+ Applications should simply open the device (eg /dev/hda1)
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+ with the O_DIRECT flag.
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+config MAX_RAW_DEVS
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+ int "Maximum number of RAW devices to support (1-8192)"
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+ depends on RAW_DRIVER
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+ default "256"
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+ help
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+ The maximum number of RAW devices that are supported.
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+ Default is 256. Increase this number in case you need lots of
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+ raw devices.
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config LEGACY_PTY_COUNT
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int "Maximum number of legacy PTY in use"
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