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

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Date:	Wed, 4 Apr 2007 08:58:31 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	paulus@...ba.org, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, dwmw2@...radead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device numbers.

On Tue, 3 Apr 2007, David Miller wrote:
> From: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
> Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:14:20 +1000
> 
> > David Woodhouse writes:
> > 
> > > There are proper device numbers registered for pmac_zilog now. Use them.
> > 
> > Sigh.  I guess this is inevitable, but IMNSHO this exposes a weakness
> > in our serial subsystem.
> > 
> > The problem is that this means that a user has to know "oh, the serial
> > port on my computer is implemented with a Z85C30 chip, therefore it's
> > /dev/ttyPZ0 not /dev/ttyS0, like it would be if the designers had used
> > a 16C550".
> ...
> > Why should a user know or care about that?  It really should be "it's
> > the built-in serial port on my computer therefore it's /dev/ttyS0".
> 
> I totally agree with Paul, the onboard serial device should get
> ttyS0 regardless of what hardare is used to drive it.

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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