Messages in this thread | | | From | Arnd Bergmann <> | Subject | Re: [RFC 0/5] tty: move stuff around | Date | Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:33:22 +0200 |
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On Monday 30 August 2010 20:47:37 Greg KH wrote: > On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 11:06:30PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > > Hi Greg, > > > > After fighting with the BKL removal in tty, I realized that the > > files in drivers/char could use a reorganization to split the > > tty files from those drivers that have nothing to do with ttys. > > <snip> > > I like the idea, and after you've worked out with Alan which ones should > be "deleted" and others moved around, I'll be glad to apply these types > of patches. > > Oh, we shouldn't just delete the drivers, we can move them to > drivers/staging/ where they will then be removed after 2 kernel releases > if no one steps up to fix/maintain them. That's the "proper" way to > depreciate a driver.
Ok, I was already wondering if this would be the right way.
With the feedback I have so far, I think we have
drivers/char/tty_* -> tty/* drivers/char/{vt stuff} -> tty/vt/ drivers/char/hvc_* -> drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_* drivers/serial/* -> drivers/tty/serial/* drivers/usb/serial -> drivers/usb/serial
cyclades,moxa,mxser -> drivers/tty/hw/
stallion,istallion, epca,specialix,ip2, riscom,isicom -> drivers/staging/tty/*
generic_serial,vme_scc, ser_a2232,sx,rio -> drivers/staging/generic_serial/*
amiserial,nozomi, serial167,synclink -> drivers/tty/hw (?)
bfin_jtag_comm -> drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_bfin_jtag (?)
rocket,ipwireless -> drivers/staging/tty/* (?)
I'll wait a few days for other suggestions and then prepare a new patch series.
Arnd
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