linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/20] Implment a tty port structure and supporting logic

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Date:	Mon, 19 May 2008 09:50:49 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...l.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/20] Implment a tty port structure and supporting
	logic

On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 03:50:07PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> Right now each tty has its own port level structure which means we can share
> no code between ports. Introduce a structure and some initial minor helper
> routines so that we can move towards commonality. In doing this the USB serial
> code gets a bit of shake up as it kept using port->tty unsafely. Fixing that
> means changing the API of all the USB serial drivers. On the bright side the
> API now looks far more like the tty layer API which will become useful later
> on.

Very nice.

If you don't mind, I'll be glad to take this through my tree as you are
touching the usb-serial drivers so much.  Andrew, any objection to this?

>  MAINTAINERS                           |   72 +

Odd, I don't see you modifing this file in your patch series...

thanks,

greg k-h
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