From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 7 Jun 2001 02:52:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 7 Jun 2001 02:52:49 -0400 Received: from olsinka.site.cas.cz ([147.231.11.16]:54400 "EHLO twilight.suse.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 7 Jun 2001 02:52:29 -0400 Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 08:25:41 +0200 From: Vojtech Pavlik To: James Simmons Cc: Russell King , Jeff Garzik , Linux Kernel Mailing List , tytso@mit.edu, Linux console project Subject: Re: [driver] New life for Serial mice Message-ID: <20010607082541.A166@suse.cz> In-Reply-To: <20010606220832.A31009@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from jsimmons@transvirtual.com on Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 03:39:04PM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 03:39:04PM -0700, James Simmons wrote: > > > 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. > > I ported it over to my tree. I will have to figure out how to incorporate > the input serial stuff without breaking all the input drivers we have. In > CVS we have alot of them. This will make life so much easier since all I > will have to do is change one file for changes I make to the tty layer. I > have improved andrew mortons console patch to work with multiple consoles > and for different types of console devices. Instead of altering all the > console drivers I'm planning on intergrating the locking into the tty > layer. That patch is needed for serial devices as well as video terminals. > Your work might help speed up devleopement. Sounds cute. Where do I find the result of your work? > > NB, Ted Tytso mentioned something at the 2.5 conference about integrating > > some of the serial layer with the tty layer. > > What does he have in mind? I like to keep my VT changes in sync with what > he has in mind. -- Vojtech Pavlik SuSE Labs