2 files changed, 24 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/tty/pty.c b/drivers/tty/pty.c
index d9ea9e2c9ec..f5a27c66ff6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/pty.c
@@ -444,11 +444,17 @@ static void __init legacy_pty_init(void)
         if (legacy_count <= 0)
                 return;
 
-        pty_driver = alloc_tty_driver(legacy_count);
+        pty_driver = tty_alloc_driver(legacy_count,
+                        TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS |
+                        TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
+                        TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_ALLOC);
         if (!pty_driver)
                 panic("Couldn't allocate pty driver");
 
-        pty_slave_driver = alloc_tty_driver(legacy_count);
+        pty_slave_driver = tty_alloc_driver(legacy_count,
+                        TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS |
+                        TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
+                        TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_ALLOC);
         if (!pty_slave_driver)
                 panic("Couldn't allocate pty slave driver");
 
@@ -465,7 +471,6 @@ static void __init legacy_pty_init(void)
         pty_driver->init_termios.c_lflag = 0;
         pty_driver->init_termios.c_ispeed = 38400;
         pty_driver->init_termios.c_ospeed = 38400;
-        pty_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS | TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW;
         pty_driver->other = pty_slave_driver;
         tty_set_operations(pty_driver, &master_pty_ops_bsd);
 
@@ -479,8 +484,6 @@ static void __init legacy_pty_init(void)
         pty_slave_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B38400 | CS8 | CREAD;
         pty_slave_driver->init_termios.c_ispeed = 38400;
         pty_slave_driver->init_termios.c_ospeed = 38400;
-        pty_slave_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS |
-                                        TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW;
         pty_slave_driver->other = pty_driver;
         tty_set_operations(pty_slave_driver, &slave_pty_ops_bsd);
 
@@ -673,10 +676,20 @@ static struct file_operations ptmx_fops;
 
 static void __init unix98_pty_init(void)
 {
-        ptm_driver = alloc_tty_driver(NR_UNIX98_PTY_MAX);
+        ptm_driver = tty_alloc_driver(NR_UNIX98_PTY_MAX,
+                        TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS |
+                        TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
+                        TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV |
+                        TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM |
+                        TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_ALLOC);
         if (!ptm_driver)
                 panic("Couldn't allocate Unix98 ptm driver");
-        pts_driver = alloc_tty_driver(NR_UNIX98_PTY_MAX);
+        pts_driver = tty_alloc_driver(NR_UNIX98_PTY_MAX,
+                        TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS |
+                        TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
+                        TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV |
+                        TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM |
+                        TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_ALLOC);
         if (!pts_driver)
                 panic("Couldn't allocate Unix98 pts driver");
 
@@ -693,8 +706,6 @@ static void __init unix98_pty_init(void)
         ptm_driver->init_termios.c_lflag = 0;
         ptm_driver->init_termios.c_ispeed = 38400;
         ptm_driver->init_termios.c_ospeed = 38400;
-        ptm_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS | TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
-                TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV | TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM;
         ptm_driver->other = pts_driver;
         tty_set_operations(ptm_driver, &ptm_unix98_ops);
 
@@ -708,8 +719,6 @@ static void __init unix98_pty_init(void)
         pts_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B38400 | CS8 | CREAD;
         pts_driver->init_termios.c_ispeed = 38400;
         pts_driver->init_termios.c_ospeed = 38400;
-        pts_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS | TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
-                TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV | TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM;
         pts_driver->other = ptm_driver;
         tty_set_operations(pts_driver, &pty_unix98_ops);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/tty_driver.h b/include/linux/tty_driver.h
index 3adc362f0bd..1a85f003d64 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty_driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty_driver.h
@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ static inline struct tty_driver *tty_driver_kref_get(struct tty_driver *d)
  *      the requested timeout to the caller instead of using a simple
  *      on/off interface.
  *
+ * TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_ALLOC -- do not allocate structures which are
+ *      needed per line for this driver as it would waste memory.
+ *      The driver will take care.
  */
 #define TTY_DRIVER_INSTALLED            0x0001
 #define TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS        0x0002
@@ -398,6 +401,7 @@ static inline struct tty_driver *tty_driver_kref_get(struct tty_driver *d)
 #define TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV          0x0008
 #define TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM           0x0010
 #define TTY_DRIVER_HARDWARE_BREAK       0x0020
+#define TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_ALLOC        0x0040
 
 /* tty driver types */
 #define TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SYSTEM          0x0001