Re: [PATCH v3 RESEND] hid-ft260: Add serial driver

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Sun, Nov 26, 2023 at 10:53:18AM +0100, Christina Quast wrote:
> Hi Greg!
> 
> Thanks for the comments!
> 
> On 11/22/23 11:15, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 10:40:03AM +0100, Christina Quast wrote:
> > > This commit adds a serial interface /dev/FTx which implements the tty
> > > serial driver ops, so that it is possible to set the baudrate, send
> > > and receive data, etc.
> > Why is this a serial device?  What type of device is it?
> > 
> > And why "FTx"?  Where did that name come from?  That's not a "normal"
> > tty name.
> I meant /dev/ttyFTx. Since it's a hid device providing a serial interface,
> in theory you could also call it /dev/ttySx or /dev/ttyUSBx, but both feel
> wrong. It's an FTDI device, that functions as a USB to UART / I2C Master. Do
> you have a better name in mind?

I thought we had a HID tty device name already, perhaps dig around for
that and tie into that interface?  If not, sure, youcan use ttyFTx, but
it needs to be documented somewhere (and the correct wording here in the
changelog as well.)

thanks,

greg k-h