From: Russell King <rmk+lkml@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: Jason Cox <steel300@gentoo.org>
Cc: James Simmons <jsimmons@infradead.org>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Change number of tty devices
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:33:02 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040422093302.B19797@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1BGTsk-0000va-Bx@smtp.gentoo.org>; from steel300@gentoo.org on Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 02:24:06AM +0000
On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 02:24:06AM +0000, Jason Cox wrote:
> > When the kernel supports multi-desktop systems we will have to deal
> > with the serial and VT issue. Most likely the serial tty drivers will
> > be given a different major number.
>
> Why isn't this done now?
It's a API change and requires a flag day "everyone update their
filesystem." Especially in a stable kernel series.
--
Russell King
Linux kernel 2.6 ARM Linux - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
maintainer of: 2.6 PCMCIA - http://pcmcia.arm.linux.org.uk/
2.6 Serial core
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-04-22 8:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-04-19 22:38 Change number of tty devices Jason Cox
2004-04-20 12:38 ` [PATCH] " Jason Cox
2004-04-21 20:14 ` James Simmons
2004-04-22 2:24 ` Jason Cox
2004-04-22 8:33 ` Russell King [this message]
2004-04-25 3:15 ` James Simmons
2004-04-25 4:01 ` Horst von Brand
2004-04-25 7:33 ` Russell King
2004-04-25 3:19 ` James Simmons
2004-04-22 3:15 ` Jason Cox
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