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Date:	Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:05:12 +0300
From:	Kirill Smelkov <kirr@....spb.ru>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>,
	Peter Botha <peterb@...dcircle.co.za>,
	Denis Vlasenko <vda@...ort.com.ua>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] mxser: make /dev/ttyMI<n> namespace contiguous

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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