linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device numbers.

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Date:	Wed, 4 Apr 2007 02:19:24 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	paulus@...ba.org, dwmw2@...radead.org, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	benh@...nel.crashing.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device numbers.

> I totally agree with Paul, the onboard serial device should get
> ttyS0 regardless of what hardare is used to drive it.

Thats between you and udev.

> Generalizing this minor number allocation for ttyS? might be the
> best way to handle this.

Again this is a udev issue. udev can certainly do a generic "all my
serial ports" listing.

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