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From: Charles Manning <manningc2@actrix.gen.nz>
To: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Is changing serial from /dev/ttySx to /dev/ttyOx a good idea?
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:46:12 +1300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201012201546.12319.manningc2@actrix.gen.nz> (raw)

Hi All

With the change to the new omap-serial stuff, the device names have changed 
from /dev/ttySn to /dev/ttyOn.

Using the "fit/form/function" argument, this would seem to be a bad idea. 

The kernel does not exist in a vacuum. It is surrounded by u-boot scripts, 
command line options, init scripts etc etc. Flipping back and forth between 
2.6.36 and 2.6.37 kernels for testing purposes needs these to be changed. 
Annoying and anti-productive.

Isn't it just better to just replace the ttyOn name with ttyS. That would make  
a far smoother transition.

Thoughts?

-- CHarles







             reply	other threads:[~2010-12-20  2:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-12-20  2:46 Charles Manning [this message]
2010-12-20  3:04 ` Is changing serial from /dev/ttySx to /dev/ttyOx a good idea? Ming Lei
2010-12-20  4:28   ` Abraham Arce
2010-12-20  7:34     ` Ming Lei
2010-12-20 11:21       ` Koen Kooi
2010-12-20  7:20   ` Abdoulaye Walsimou GAYE

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