linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] minitty: a minimal TTY layer alternative for embedded systems

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.20.1704031304230.1847@knanqh.ubzr>
Date:   Mon, 3 Apr 2017 13:27:31 -0400 (EDT)
From:   Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>
To:     Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
cc:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
        "linux-serial@...r.kernel.org" <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm Mailing List <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] minitty: a minimal TTY layer alternative for
 embedded systems

On Mon, 3 Apr 2017, Andi Kleen wrote:

> I like the idea of mintty (if it supported ptys).

In fact PTYs could probably be implemented like another UART driver for 
the master side.

But that may come later.

> Except for that (and possibly VT) it is unlikely that people really
> rely on the obsolete terminal features from the 70ies. So it's a kind
> of cleanup.

I wouldn't push for replacing the existing code though. It is stable and 
full featured. The mini version may well never be fully standard 
compliant to keep the code small.


Nicolas