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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/7] gnss: add new GNSS subsystem
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    Hi Pavel,

    >> This series adds a new subsystem for GNSS receivers (e.g. GPS
    >> receivers).
    >
    > Actually... I'd just call it GPS subsystem. Yes, GPS is a bit
    > misleading, but so is GNSS. We'd like Loran to use similar interface,
    > right? We'd like to QZSS to use similar interface, too…

    GNSS is the term that is known and used by everybody in the industry to identify GPS, GLONASS, Galileo etc.

    > https://www.pcworld.com/article/205325/japan_launches_its_first_gps_satellite.html
    > . QZSS is not _global_ positioning system. Still they call it GPS. I'd
    > call it GPS too.
    >
    > (Alternatively, we could have drivers/position and /dev/pos0...)
    >
    > Looking closer... I'm not sure if it makes sense to push different
    > protocols (SiRF, NMEA, ...) through one device. Userland should know
    > what protocol to expect... Yes, there will be common code between
    > /dev/nmea0 and /dev/sirf0…

    Device node naming is pointless, use DEVTYPE uevent property for identifying the expected protocol.

    Regards

    Marcel

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