From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alan Cox Subject: Re: [PATCH] m68k/atari: SCC - Move Atari serial driver to staging Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 15:12:41 +0000 Message-ID: <20111103151241.70955a9f@bob.linux.org.uk> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-m68k-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org To: Geert Uytterhoeven Cc: Michael Schmitz , Linux/m68k , linux-serial@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > So let's ask the experts: what will be the preferred serial driver > framework in 2012? The tty_port code should now handle all the nasty horrible open/close/hangup logic for you. The serial midlayer uses that and is gradually shrinking into a buffering/locking helper. The goal was to *not* create yet another mid layer but to provide helpers that mid layer and driver code alike can use sensibly. So either ought to work out. Alan From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933367Ab1KCPCJ (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Nov 2011 11:02:09 -0400 Received: from mga03.intel.com ([143.182.124.21]:24618 "EHLO mga03.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932495Ab1KCPCI (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Nov 2011 11:02:08 -0400 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.69,450,1315206000"; d="scan'208";a="32968878" Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 15:12:41 +0000 From: Alan Cox To: Geert Uytterhoeven Cc: Michael Schmitz , "Linux/m68k" , linux-serial@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] m68k/atari: SCC - Move Atari serial driver to staging Message-ID: <20111103151241.70955a9f@bob.linux.org.uk> In-Reply-To: References: Organization: Intel X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.9 (GTK+ 2.22.0; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Organisation: Intel Corporation UK Ltd, registered no. 1134945 (England), Registered office Pipers Way, Swindon, SN3 1RJ Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > So let's ask the experts: what will be the preferred serial driver > framework in 2012? The tty_port code should now handle all the nasty horrible open/close/hangup logic for you. The serial midlayer uses that and is gradually shrinking into a buffering/locking helper. The goal was to *not* create yet another mid layer but to provide helpers that mid layer and driver code alike can use sensibly. So either ought to work out. Alan