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  • Thanks! Is there any reason why all terminal emulation is not moved into userland (PTYs)? Commented Jul 11, 2019 at 5:02
  • @mosvy mentions that kernel-mode tty emulation is only used for "black" terminals that don't exist on many platforms. Why do we see them in /dev/tty* then? Commented Jul 11, 2019 at 5:06
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    @Shuzheng there are no /dev/ttyN devices on my router or phone (both running Linux). Commented Jul 11, 2019 at 5:12
  • @Shuzheng you may be interested in reading mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg156108.html Commented Jul 11, 2019 at 8:19