From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>
Cc: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, tytso@mit.edu
Subject: Re: [driver] New life for Serial mice
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 18:22:21 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010606182221.B30546@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010606125556.A1766@suse.cz> <3B1E5AE0.9202DD00@mandrakesoft.com> <20010606190158.A2010@suse.cz>
In-Reply-To: <20010606190158.A2010@suse.cz>; from vojtech@suse.cz on Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 07:01:58PM +0200
On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 07:01:58PM +0200, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 12:31:28PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > hmmm. I just looked over this, and drivers/char/joystick/ser*.[ch].
> >
> > Bad trend.
> >
> > Serial needs to be treated just like parport: the basic hardware code,
> > then on top of that, a selection of drivers, all peers: dumb serial
> > port, serial mouse, joystick, etc.
>
> Agreed. Completely.
I suggest that if someone is thinking about this that they look at
serial_core.c in the ARM patch hunk.
(ftp.arm.linux.org.uk/pub/armlinux/source/kernel-patches/v2.4/)
Note that you shouldn't apply the whole patch - it probably won't compile
for anything but ARM atm.
--
Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux
http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-06-06 17:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-06-06 10:55 [driver] New life for Serial mice Vojtech Pavlik
2001-06-06 11:23 ` Guest section DW
2001-06-06 16:17 ` James Simmons
2001-06-06 17:04 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2001-06-06 16:31 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-06-06 17:01 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2001-06-06 17:22 ` Russell King [this message]
2001-06-06 20:20 ` James Simmons
2001-06-06 21:08 ` Russell King
2001-06-06 22:39 ` James Simmons
2001-06-07 6:25 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2001-06-07 17:09 ` James Simmons
2001-06-06 23:21 ` Pavel Machek
2001-06-08 16:15 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2001-06-08 16:20 ` Pavel Machek
2001-06-08 16:28 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2001-06-08 20:19 ` Mike Coleman
2001-06-08 20:57 ` (driver) " Pavel Machek
2001-06-09 9:01 ` [driver] " Vojtech Pavlik
2001-06-08 18:28 ` John R Lenton
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