linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] serial: DCC(JTAG) serial and console emulation support

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Date:	Thu, 7 Oct 2010 22:04:12 -0400
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
To:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Hyok S. Choi" <hyok.choi@...sung.com>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Jeff Ohlstein <johlstei@...cinc.com>,
	Ben Dooks <ben-linux@...ff.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>,
	Kukjin Kim <kgene.kim@...sung.com>,
	Feng Tang <feng.tang@...el.com>,
	Tobias Klauser <tklauser@...tanz.ch>,
	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>,
	Philippe Langlais <philippe.langlais@...ricsson.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] serial: DCC(JTAG) serial and console emulation support

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 18:11, Daniel Walker wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-10-07 at 14:52 -0700, Greg KH wrote:
>> On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 02:47:18PM -0700, Daniel Walker wrote:
>> > On Thu, 2010-10-07 at 14:15 -0700, Greg KH wrote:
>> > > On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 01:51:18PM -0700, Daniel Walker wrote:
>> > > > > We've said no over a period of about ten years to a lot of attempts to
>> > > > > just borrow the ttyS0 range. If we'd said yes it would have been a
>> > > > > complete mess by now.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > So the answer is no.
>> > > >
>> > > > Nothing can be unilateral, there's always room for exceptions. You
>> > > > should say something more like "it's possible, but unlikely".
>> > >
>> > > Hm, how about this, as the TTY and serial driver[1] maintainer, I will
>> > > not accept this kind of patch at all.
>> > >
>> > > Is that final enough for you?
>> >
>> > So you don't like it, that's fair enough .. <thinks>I wonder what other
>> > maintainers I can send this too</thinks> ;)
>> >
>> > Can you be more specific about your objections
>>
>> See everything that Mike and Alan wrote, do I need to repeat it?
>
> I'm not sure .. I would say "Yes" if I didn't get the feeling your
> already to tear my head off.
>
> I think the only disputed issue is the use of ttyS as options part of
> the driver ..

and using "serial_core" at all in favor of HVC or tty_core (the latter
might be easier for you as the former is a bit of unknown atm)
-mike
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