- Add a SPDX header;
- Add a document title;
- Some whitespace fixes and new line breaks;
- Mark literal blocks as such;
- Add it to filesystems/index.rst.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst | 2 +-
Documentation/filesystems/devpts.rst | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++
Documentation/filesystems/devpts.txt | 26 ---------------
Documentation/filesystems/index.rst | 1 +
4 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 Documentation/filesystems/devpts.rst
delete mode 100644 Documentation/filesystems/devpts.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
index fce1c059fbab..474cabfac468 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ this sysctl interface anymore.
pty
===
-See Documentation/filesystems/devpts.txt.
+See Documentation/filesystems/devpts.rst.
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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/devpts.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/devpts.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a03248ddfb4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/devpts.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+=====================
+The Devpts Filesystem
+=====================
+
+Each mount of the devpts filesystem is now distinct such that ptys
+and their indicies allocated in one mount are independent from ptys
+and their indicies in all other mounts.
+
+All mounts of the devpts filesystem now create a ``/dev/pts/ptmx`` node
+with permissions ``0000``.
+
+To retain backwards compatibility the a ptmx device node (aka any node
+created with ``mknod name c 5 2``) when opened will look for an instance
+of devpts under the name ``pts`` in the same directory as the ptmx device
+node.
+
+As an option instead of placing a ``/dev/ptmx`` device node at ``/dev/ptmx``
+it is possible to place a symlink to ``/dev/pts/ptmx`` at ``/dev/ptmx`` or
+to bind mount ``/dev/ptx/ptmx`` to ``/dev/ptmx``. If you opt for using
+the devpts filesystem in this manner devpts should be mounted with
+the ``ptmxmode=0666``, or ``chmod 0666 /dev/pts/ptmx`` should be called.
+
+Total count of pty pairs in all instances is limited by sysctls::
+
+ kernel.pty.max = 4096 - global limit
+ kernel.pty.reserve = 1024 - reserved for filesystems mounted from the initial mount namespace
+ kernel.pty.nr - current count of ptys
+
+Per-instance limit could be set by adding mount option ``max=<count>``.
+
+This feature was added in kernel 3.4 together with
+``sysctl kernel.pty.reserve``.
+
+In kernels older than 3.4 sysctl ``kernel.pty.max`` works as per-instance limit.
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/devpts.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/devpts.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f94fe276dea..000000000000
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/devpts.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-Each mount of the devpts filesystem is now distinct such that ptys
-and their indicies allocated in one mount are independent from ptys
-and their indicies in all other mounts.
-
-All mounts of the devpts filesystem now create a /dev/pts/ptmx node
-with permissions 0000.
-
-To retain backwards compatibility the a ptmx device node (aka any node
-created with "mknod name c 5 2") when opened will look for an instance
-of devpts under the name "pts" in the same directory as the ptmx device
-node.
-
-As an option instead of placing a /dev/ptmx device node at /dev/ptmx
-it is possible to place a symlink to /dev/pts/ptmx at /dev/ptmx or
-to bind mount /dev/ptx/ptmx to /dev/ptmx. If you opt for using
-the devpts filesystem in this manner devpts should be mounted with
-the ptmxmode=0666, or chmod 0666 /dev/pts/ptmx should be called.
-
-Total count of pty pairs in all instances is limited by sysctls:
-kernel.pty.max = 4096 - global limit
-kernel.pty.reserve = 1024 - reserved for filesystems mounted from the initial mount namespace
-kernel.pty.nr - current count of ptys
-
-Per-instance limit could be set by adding mount option "max=<count>".
-This feature was added in kernel 3.4 together with sysctl kernel.pty.reserve.
-In kernels older than 3.4 sysctl kernel.pty.max works as per-instance limit.
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
index 9a7021bcb91f..10207f158a3e 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ algorithms work.
splice
locking
directory-locking
+ devpts
automount-support
--
2.25.4
