linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 14/14] tty: gunyah: Add tty console driver for RM Console Services

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Message-ID: <13eee213-f6c2-d998-ba2e-459509ae7ee7@quicinc.com>
Date:   Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:04:08 -0700
From:   Elliot Berman <quic_eberman@...cinc.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <quic_bjorande@...cinc.com>,
        Murali Nalajala <quic_mnalajal@...cinc.com>,
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        Srivatsa Vaddagiri <quic_svaddagi@...cinc.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 14/14] tty: gunyah: Add tty console driver for RM
 Console Services



On 10/10/2022 11:22 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 01:58:00PM -0700, Elliot Berman wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 10/10/2022 1:23 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>>> On Sun, Oct 09, 2022 at 01:59:21PM -0700, Elliot Berman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>> On 10/7/2022 12:40 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, Oct 06, 2022 at 10:59:51PM -0700, Elliot Berman wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "GH" is the shorthand we've been using for "Gunyah". I didn't find
>>>>>> documentation for dynamically assigned char devices, but if it exists, I can
>>>>>> add entry for ttyGH.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why use a new name at all?  Why not stick with the existing tty names
>>>>> and device numbers?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I can use hvc framework, although driver-level buffering is needed on
>>>> both the get_chars/put_chars paths because:
>>>
>>> I'm not asking about the framework (although that is a good question,
>>> you need to document why this has to be new.)  I'm asking why pick a new
>>> name?  You will not have a name conflict in your system with this device
>>> with any other tty name right?
>>>
>>
>> That's correct, I didn't see any other instances of "ttyGH" in kernel.
> 
> Do you see any instances of ttyS?  Any other existing name?  Why pick a
> new name at all?
> 
> And if you do pick a new name, you need to document it really really
> well, not bury it downn within the tty driver code.
> 

Seems other drivers are adding a comment in Kconfig help text. I can do 
the same.