Messages in this thread |  | | From | Remco Treffkorn <> | Subject | Re: 3 Serial issues up for discussion (was: Re: Serial core problems on embedded PPC) | Date | Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:46:42 -0700 |
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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.
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