Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 29 Jul 2002 21:18:29 +0100 | From | Russell King <> | Subject | Re: 3 Serial issues up for discussion (was: Re: Serial core problems on embedded PPC) |
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On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 12:46:42PM -0700, Remco Treffkorn wrote: > On Monday 29 July 2002 12:09, Dan Malek wrote: > > or a mix of both. The problems to solve are drivers fighting over minor > > device numbers and assumptions about the system console. > > > > Drivers need not fight about minor numbers. That can be simply handled: > > int get_new_serial_minor() > { > static int minor; > > return minor++; > } > > Any serial driver can call this when it initializes a new uart. > Hot pluggable drivers have to hang on to their minors, and > re-use.
It's a possible solution, if we get the ability for drivers to hang on to their minors. However, I get the feeling that this isn't going to happen before 2.6.
-- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html
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