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

Daniel Walker
2010-10-07T22:11:57Z

On Thu, 2010-10-07 at 14:52 -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 02:47:18PM -0700, Daniel Walker wrote:
> > On Thu, 2010-10-07 at 14:15 -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > > On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 01:51:18PM -0700, Daniel Walker wrote:
> > > > Your making too many assumptions .. You might be able to modify the
> > > > kernel, and not the userspace. So you couldn't tweak the device
> > > > creation .. It's much easier in the server world ..
> > >
> > > You're saying it's easier to replace an embedded kernel than a userspace
> > > file on an embedded system? Heh, that's funny.
> >
> > I'm saying it _can_ happen that it's easier to replace the kernel.. I'm
> > not saying it's always the case. We're talking about debugging
> > situations in an embedded environment which don't always follow a normal
> > path.
>
> Nothing is "normal", so stop trying to say it is easier in the "server"
> world please.

Ok ..

> > > > > We've said no over a period of about ten years to a lot of attempts to
> > > > > just borrow the ttyS0 range. If we'd said yes it would have been a
> > > > > complete mess by now.
> > > > >
> > > > > So the answer is no.
> > > >
> > > > Nothing can be unilateral, there's always room for exceptions. You
> > > > should say something more like "it's possible, but unlikely".
> > >
> > > Hm, how about this, as the TTY and serial driver[1] maintainer, I will
> > > not accept this kind of patch at all.
> > >
> > > Is that final enough for you?
> >
> > So you don't like it, that's fair enough .. <thinks>I wonder what other
> > maintainers I can send this too</thinks> ;)
> >
> > Can you be more specific about your objections
>
> See everything that Mike and Alan wrote, do I need to repeat it?

I'm not sure .. I would say "Yes" if I didn't get the feeling your
already to tear my head off.

I think the only disputed issue is the use of ttyS as options part of
the driver ..

Daniel

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