Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 7 Jun 2001 08:25:41 +0200 | From | Vojtech Pavlik <> | Subject | Re: [driver] New life for Serial mice |
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On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 03:39:04PM -0700, James Simmons wrote:
> > > It would be nice if we had > > > > > > 1) A seperate serial directory under drivers. > > > > > > 2) A nice structure that input devices and the tty layer can use. It is > > > just a waste to go threw the tty layer for input devices. It would also > > > make serial driver writing easier if the api is designed right :-) > > > > I am planning some day (don't know when yet though) to convert the 16x50 > > driver over to the serial_core stuff. > > I ported it over to my tree. I will have to figure out how to incorporate > the input serial stuff without breaking all the input drivers we have. In > CVS we have alot of them. This will make life so much easier since all I > will have to do is change one file for changes I make to the tty layer. I > have improved andrew mortons console patch to work with multiple consoles > and for different types of console devices. Instead of altering all the > console drivers I'm planning on intergrating the locking into the tty > layer. That patch is needed for serial devices as well as video terminals. > Your work might help speed up devleopement.
Sounds cute. Where do I find the result of your work?
> > NB, Ted Tytso mentioned something at the 2.5 conference about integrating > > some of the serial layer with the tty layer. > > What does he have in mind? I like to keep my VT changes in sync with what > he has in mind.
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