linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/6] drivers:misc: sources for Init manager module

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Date:	Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:26:35 +0530 (IST)
From:	Pavan Savoy <pavan_savoy@...oo.co.in>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	PavanSavoy <pavan_savoy@...com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] drivers:misc: sources for Init manager module

--- On Wed, 24/3/10, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:

> From: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] drivers:misc: sources for Init manager module
> To: "Pavan Savoy" <pavan_savoy@...oo.co.in>
> Cc: "Marcel Holtmann" <marcel@...tmann.org>, "Greg KH" <gregkh@...e.de>, "PavanSavoy" <pavan_savoy@...com>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
> Date: Wednesday, 24 March, 2010, 10:28 PM
> > The core of the problem is we
> cannot ask/install/ldisc_put for a line discipline from
> kernel space.
> 
> The device is always in WL protocol mode and starts this
> way ?

Totally makes sense, just EXPORT the symbol tty_set_ldisc or tiocsetd, so that kernel space drivers can install/un-install LDISC.

> 
> If so lets simply fix the tty layer to allow a driver to
> set the initial
> ldisc.
> 
> > The only reason I wanted this to be in staging was to
> have sort of continuous review process, and in hope the
> driver wouldn't be forgotten.
> 
> I would certainly prefer this as it is much easier to
> refine this way
> 
> Alan
> 


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