Re: [PATCH] serial: DCC(JTAG) serial and console emulation support

Mike Frysinger
2010-10-08T18:39:21Z

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 12:45, Daniel Walker wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-10-08 at 17:56 +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
>> > I don't think the kernel is going to implode if we allow an optional
>> > ttyS override for debugging purposes.. I just don't see that "screwing"
>> > up the kernel.
>>
>> That is perhaps why you are not a subsystem maintainer.
>
> No, I'm sure it's not.
>
> What I was telling Greg is that this type of override is allowed right
> now, if you mod the source (everything is allowed if you mod the source
> right?) ..

just because someone can mod the source code to add a root shell
doesnt mean we should accept patches to do it
-mike