linux-kernel - Re: [Gta04-owner] [PATCH 0/4] UART slave device support

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Message-ID: <20160124171053.5f15b92c@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:10:53 +0000
From:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"H. Nikolaus Schaller" <hns@...delico.com>
Cc:	Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu@...euvizoso.net>,
	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Vostrikov Andrey <andrey.vostrikov@...entembedded.com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>,
	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>,
	List for communicating with real GTA04 owners 
	<gta04-owner@...delico.com>, NeilBrown <neil@...wn.name>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-serial@...r.kernel.org" <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	Marek Belisko <marek@...delico.com>
Subject: Re: [Gta04-owner] [PATCH 0/4] UART slave device support - version 4

> > but by having only the
> > minimum necessary in the kernel. Unix  
> 
> I think you are confusing it with the goals of microkernels (e.g. Mach or Hurd).

No and the quote below is from Doug McIlroy - who amongst other thing
invented pipes.

> > 
> > "We used to sit around in the Unix Room saying, 'What can we throw out?
> > Why is there this option?" - Doug McIlroy  

> Most GPS receivers I came across are modules which spit out NMEA
> records with serial 9600 bit/s. Either through RS232 or Bluetooth SPP. There
> may be others, but I don't want to have all problems of the world solved
> at once.

The kernel lives in the big world, not your personal fiefdom

*PLONK*