devpts_pty_new(9)

💖 devpts_pty_new — the kernel API manual, bestie edition 💖

okay so real talk, this is devpts_pty_new(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally the girl who makes you a brand new inode in /dev/pts/. she's giving backend main character energy and honestly? iconic. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

devpts_pty_new — create a new inode in /dev/pts/ 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

struct dentry * devpts_pty_new (struct pts_fs_info *fsi , int index ,
void *priv );

like, that's the whole vibe right there. one call, three args, one dentry back. no cap. 💅

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• fsi — the filesystem info for this instance, aka which devpts we're talking about. every instance is its own girlie, don't mix them up 🫶
• index — this one gets used as the name of the node. so it's not just a number, it's literally her name. periodt.
• priv — the thing that's given back by devpts_get_priv. yes, that's the whole description. she comes as she is, no notes 😌

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so what do you get back? the dentry for the created inode. that's the prize, that's the bag, that's the whole point of the function. 🎁

but listen — and this is the important part, bestie — when you're done with it you remove it from /dev/pts/ with devpts_pty_kill. do not just leave her there. clean up your room. the kernel is not your mom. 😭

ngl, forgetting the devpts_pty_kill step is giving "left the group chat with no explanation". don't be that girl. 💀

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./fs/devpts/inode.c
• devpts_get_priv(9)
• devpts_pty_kill(9)

and that's the page, bestie!! 🧚 source: ./fs/devpts, dated October 2026, devpts_pty_new(9) — go forth and make inodes responsibly 🌈👑💖