Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:05:12 +0300 | From | Kirill Smelkov <> | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH] mxser: make /dev/ttyMI<n> namespace contiguous |
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On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 11:40:37AM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > Maybe let's teach mxser to create continous /dev entries in the first > > place? > > The existing mapping is ABI. Users do not expect their devices to > suddenly move around. If the driver hadn't been merged yet I'd not > object to the concept. However it is now years too late. > > Remap it in userspace if you want, add udev rules for it if you like, > but the kernel mapping is set in stone.
I see, thanks.
Kirill
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