linux-kernel - Re: Writing a driver for a legacy serial device

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Date:	Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:47:12 +0800
From:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...ightbb.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@....cz>
Subject: Re: Writing a driver for a legacy serial device

On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 11:33 +0200, Jean Delvare wrote:
> OK. This leads me to a question: is it OK for me to add support for my
> non-input device to inputattach, or is a separate, dedicated helper
> tool preferred? Both ways are fine with me, I don't know what the
> input subsystem maintainers expect.

You might do better to implement it as a line discipline instead. 
Or just do it in userspace. What exactly are you trying to do?

-- 
dwmw2

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