Messages in this thread |  | | | Subject | Re: Change number of tty devices | | Date | Sun, 25 Apr 2004 00:01:23 -0400 | | From | Horst von Brand <> |
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James Simmons <jsimmons@infradead.org> said: > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 02:24:06AM +0000, Jason Cox wrote: > > > > When the kernel supports multi-desktop systems we will have to deal > > > > with the serial and VT issue. Most likely the serial tty drivers will > > > > be given a different major number. > > > > > > Why isn't this done now? > > > > It's a API change and requires a flag day "everyone update their > > filesystem." Especially in a stable kernel series. > > By the time 2.7.X comes around everyone should be using udev. That should > settle any problems.
Dream on. When 2.8.x/3.0.x finally starts shipping, users will scream their heads off about this "new udev thingy" they are now supposed to use -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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