From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: James Simmons <jsimmons@transvirtual.com>
Cc: Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>,
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 22:08:32 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010606220832.A31009@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010606182221.B30546@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <Pine.LNX.4.10.10106061317180.12135-100000@transvirtual.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10106061317180.12135-100000@transvirtual.com>; from jsimmons@transvirtual.com on Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 01:20:53PM -0700
On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 01:20:53PM -0700, James Simmons wrote:
> Never noticed it until now. Very nice patch :-) I have to agree as well.
> It would be nice if we had
>
> 1) A seperate serial directory under drivers.
>
> 2) A nice structure that input devices and the tty layer can use. It is
> just a waste to go threw the tty layer for input devices. It would also
> make serial driver writing easier if the api is designed right :-)
I am planning some day (don't know when yet though) to convert the 16x50
driver over to the serial_core stuff.
NB, Ted Tytso mentioned something at the 2.5 conference about integrating
some of the serial layer with the tty layer.
--
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 21:09 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
2001-06-06 20:20 ` James Simmons
2001-06-06 21:08 ` Russell King [this message]
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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