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1 files changed, 28 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getpt.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getpt.c
index d2e0f1a7b8..511b9004c0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getpt.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getpt.c
@@ -20,9 +20,17 @@
#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <paths.h>
+#include <sys/statfs.h>
+
+/* Constant that identifies the `devpts' filesystem. */
+#define DEVPTS_SUPER_MAGIC 0x1cd1
/* Path to the master pseudo terminal cloning device. */
-#define _PATH_DEVPTMX "/dev/ptmx"
+#define _PATH_DEVPTMX _PATH_DEV "ptmx"
+/* Directory containing the UNIX98 pseudo terminals. */
+#define _PATH_DEVPTS _PATH_DEV "pts"
/* Prototype for function that opens BSD-style master pseudo-terminals. */
int __bsd_getpt (void);
@@ -38,7 +46,25 @@ __getpt (void)
{
fd = __open (_PATH_DEVPTMX, O_RDWR);
if (fd != -1)
- return fd;
+ {
+ struct statfs fsbuf;
+ static int devpts_mounted;
+
+ /* Check that the /dev/pts filesystem is mounted. */
+ if (devpts_mounted
+ || (__statfs (_PATH_DEVPTS, &fsbuf) == 0
+ && fsbuf.f_type == DEVPTS_SUPER_MAGIC))
+ {
+ /* Everything is ok. */
+ devpts_mounted = 1;
+ return fd;
+ }
+
+ /* If /dev/pts is not mounted then the UNIX98 pseudo terminals
+ are not usable. */
+ __close (fd);
+ have_no_dev_ptmx = 1;
+ }
else
{
if (errno == ENOENT || errno == ENODEV)