From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932256AbVHOInF (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Aug 2005 04:43:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932272AbVHOInF (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Aug 2005 04:43:05 -0400 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:10000 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932256AbVHOInE (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Aug 2005 04:43:04 -0400 Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:42:59 +0100 From: Russell King To: Max Asbock Cc: Linux Kernel List , vernux@us.ibm.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add removal schedule of register_serial/unregister_serial to appropriate file Message-ID: <20050815094259.B19811@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Max Asbock , Linux Kernel List , vernux@us.ibm.com References: <20050623142335.A5564@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <20050714203321.E10410@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <1123867834.17335.73.camel@w-amax> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <1123867834.17335.73.camel@w-amax>; from masbock@us.ibm.com on Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 10:30:34AM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 10:30:34AM -0700, Max Asbock wrote: > I am converting the ibmasm driver that uses (un)register_serial to use > serial_8250_(un)register_port. However I find function prototypes for > the new interfaces only in linux/drivers/char/8250.h. Is there a reason > there aren't any extern declarations for these functions in > linux/include/serial.h or linux/include/serial_8250.h? Probably because nothing outside drivers/serial uses these functions at the moment. They could be moved to include/linux/serial_8250.h though. Patch welcome. -- Russell King Linux kernel 2.6 ARM Linux - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/ maintainer of: 2.6 Serial core