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diff --git a/Documentation/tty/tty_ldisc.rst b/Documentation/tty/tty_ldisc.rst index 65885d97595c..5144751be804 100644 --- a/Documentation/tty/tty_ldisc.rst +++ b/Documentation/tty/tty_ldisc.rst @@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ TTY Line Discipline .. contents:: :local: +TTY line discipline process all incoming and outgoing character from/to a tty +device. The default line discipline is :doc:`N_TTY <n_tty>`. It is also a +fallback if establishing any other discipline for a tty fails. If even N_TTY +fails, N_NULL takes over. That never fails, but also does not process any +characters -- it throws them away. + Registration ============ |