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

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Date:	Thu, 5 Apr 2007 16:05:31 +1000
From:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
To:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Cc:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	flar@...andria.com, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device numbers.

David Woodhouse writes:

> And you always will be. The amount of pain involved in implementing
> this, just so that people can call their serial port 'ttyS0', is _far_
> more than it's worth. It could be done, but it's a completely pointless
> waste of time and effort. 

Avoiding breaking userspace is a completely pointless waste of time
and effort?  Linux is ready for the desktop?  Suuuure it is...

Paul.
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