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

Mike Frysinger
2010-10-08T19:20:26Z

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 15:01, Daniel Walker wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-10-08 at 14:38 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>> 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
>
> That's not what I was getting at. If you can mod the source to add the
> override, then adding in a patch which also requires you to mod the
> source to add the override should be acceptable because it's no
> different that what we currently have.

sorry, but you lost me. all i see is "drop the hack code".
-mike