Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 7 Oct 2010 14:15:13 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] serial: DCC(JTAG) serial and console emulation support |
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On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 01:51:18PM -0700, Daniel Walker wrote: > Your making too many assumptions .. You might be able to modify the > kernel, and not the userspace. So you couldn't tweak the device > creation .. It's much easier in the server world ..
You're saying it's easier to replace an embedded kernel than a userspace file on an embedded system? Heh, that's funny.
And no, it's not easier to repace a kernel on a "server" than a userspace file, due to all sorts of good reasons (certifications, support contracts, etc...)
> > We've said no over a period of about ten years to a lot of attempts to > > just borrow the ttyS0 range. If we'd said yes it would have been a > > complete mess by now. > > > > So the answer is no. > > Nothing can be unilateral, there's always room for exceptions. You > should say something more like "it's possible, but unlikely".
Hm, how about this, as the TTY and serial driver[1] maintainer, I will not accept this kind of patch at all.
Is that final enough for you?
thanks,
greg k-h
[1] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/gregkh/gregkh-2.6/gregkh-06-tty/serial-mark-the-8250-driver-as-maintained.patch
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