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

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Message-ID: <20070404022828.5c9b97f3@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Wed, 4 Apr 2007 02:28:28 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	dwmw2@...radead.org, flar@...andria.com, paulus@...ba.org,
	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device numbers.

> I don't need to know anything about the inanrds of my computer to
> bring up the ethernet interface, me caveman me bringup eth0, me on
> network, caveman happy.  The same should be true for serial ports.

You don't get machines with 64 ethernet ports on add-in cards. There are
good reasons for the naming schemes in use.

Alan
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