Re: Serial Driver Name Question (kernels 2.4.x)

Andrew Morton
2002-01-08T22:17:36Z

"Michael H. Warfield" wrote:
>
> The trouble there is the problem with conventional lock files under
> /var/lock which only use the base name of the device name so cua/42
> and cuf/42 both have the same lock file of /var/lock/LCK..42 and
> would collide.

OK, thanks. So it looks like we stick with

http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/2.4/2.4.18-pre2/tty_name.patch

Which just puts %d's at the end of all the device names in the
non-devfs case.

I'll have another go at that patch, check for missed drivers,
then send it out again. OK?