Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:27:51 -0800 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: lanana: Add major/minor entries for PPC QE UART devices |
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Segher Boessenkool wrote: >> Just allocate the four slots and we'll deal with >> anything above this in custom products. > > Another option is to use 46..49 for UARTs #0..3, > and 192..195 for UARTs #4..7. > > Or, perhaps better, use 46..49 for #0..3, and > 192..199 for #0..7, handling the duplication in > the driver; and deprecate the old range.
That sounds like more hassle than it's worth. The discontinuous range may be annoying, but it isn't really a huge amount of code.
-hpa
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