Re: term & user space console

[Thomas Bushnell, BSG]

Roland McGrath <roland@gnu.org> writes:

> I think you should discard data when CREAD is clear.  I also think a change
> in CREAD state should be passed down with a tioctl call as for modem
> control bits.  When (eventually, with new interfaces) this is passed all
> the way down to the device driver, some devices can disable the receiver in
> hardware so no data interrupts are generated.

That's right.  CREAD is a physical state bit (like speed) and should
be passed down.