linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH] serial: samsung: fix device name

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Message-ID: <4C9FE27D.80407@fluff.org>
Date:	Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:17:01 +0100
From:	Ben Dooks <ben-linux@...ff.org>
To:	Simon Richter <Simon.Richter@...yros.de>
CC:	Darius Augulis <augulis.darius@...il.com>, kgene.kim@...sung.com,
	Ben Dooks <ben-linux@...ff.org>, paulius.zaleckas@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH] serial: samsung: fix device name

On 24/09/10 08:34, Simon Richter wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 09:57:19AM +0300, Darius Augulis wrote:
> 
>> It does - now devices are named /dev/s3c2410_serial, and patch changes
>> its name to /dev/ttySAC
> 
> I wonder if it'd make sense to name them ttyS[0-9]. I've never
> understood why the platform standard fixed serial ports on any device
> should have a different name.

Different driver. And yes, we've built systems with both this and
an 8250 base chip.
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