linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] dt-bindings: ttyvs: document serial null modem driver bindings

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Date:   Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:44:34 +0530
From:   rishi gupta <gupt21@...il.com>
To:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        "open list:SERIAL DRIVERS" <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Doc Mailing List <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] dt-bindings: ttyvs: document serial null modem
 driver bindings

Initially there was no DT support but later it was added as CONFIGFS
is optional.

DT is giving flexibility to use the driver.

On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 2:08 AM Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 11:56 PM Rishi Gupta <gupt21@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > The ttyvs driver creates virtual tty devices. These devices can
> > also be created through device tree. This commit document this.
>
> Device tree is for real h/w devices. You have a configfs interface to
> set these up. I don't think we need both.
>
> Rob