linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] drivers:staging:ti-st: move TI

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Message-ID: <20101007203801.1c55a1d3@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Thu, 7 Oct 2010 20:38:01 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"Savoy, Pavan" <pavan_savoy@...com>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>,
	"gregkh@...e.de" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] drivers:staging:ti-st: move TI_ST from staging

> The situation here was to access the UART from a kernel driver. Say we have
> a V4L2 FM radio over the UART, How can I write a v4L2 driver? I has to be a 
> line discipline driver correct?

Why would you want to ? you can just control it from user space. If you
did want to drive it from the kernel then an ldisc would be one way to do
it I guess.

Alan
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