From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261704AbUDYHdJ (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Apr 2004 03:33:09 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262339AbUDYHdJ (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Apr 2004 03:33:09 -0400 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:48905 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261704AbUDYHdG (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Apr 2004 03:33:06 -0400 Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 08:33:02 +0100 From: Russell King To: James Simmons Cc: Jason Cox , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Change number of tty devices Message-ID: <20040425083302.A18033@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mail-Followup-To: James Simmons , Jason Cox , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20040422093302.B19797@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: ; from jsimmons@infradead.org on Sun, Apr 25, 2004 at 04:15:57AM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Apr 25, 2004 at 04:15:57AM +0100, James Simmons wrote: > > > 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. > > By the time 2.7.X comes around everyone should be using udev. That should > settle any problems. I have my doubts about that first statement. -- 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