Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device numbers.

Geert Uytterhoeven
2007-04-04T06:59:28Z

On Tue, 3 Apr 2007, David Miller wrote:
> From: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
> Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:14:20 +1000
>
> > David Woodhouse writes:
> >
> > > There are proper device numbers registered for pmac_zilog now. Use them.
> >
> > Sigh. I guess this is inevitable, but IMNSHO this exposes a weakness
> > in our serial subsystem.
> >
> > The problem is that this means that a user has to know "oh, the serial
> > port on my computer is implemented with a Z85C30 chip, therefore it's
> > /dev/ttyPZ0 not /dev/ttyS0, like it would be if the designers had used
> > a 16C550".
> ...
> > Why should a user know or care about that? It really should be "it's
> > the built-in serial port on my computer therefore it's /dev/ttyS0".
>
> I totally agree with Paul, the onboard serial device should get
> ttyS0 regardless of what hardare is used to drive it.

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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