Re: [PATCH 18/41] TTY: pty, switch to tty_alloc_driver

From: Alan Cox
Date: Wed Aug 08 2012 - 11:20:30 EST


On Tue, 7 Aug 2012 21:47:43 +0200
Jiri Slaby <jslaby@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Switch to the new driver allocation interface, as this is one of the
> special call-sites. Here, we need TTY_DRIVER_EXCESSIVE_LINES to not
> allocate tty_driver->ports, cdevs and potentially other structures
> because we reserve too many lines in pty. Instead, it provides the
> tty_port<->tty_struct link in tty->ops->install already.

This is the only thing I would quibble about in the entire patch set.

We've got a pile of things that the pty does and one or two other
drivers might want to do about dynamic allocation (termios objects is
the same problem).

I think it's a mistake to call it EXCESSIVE_LINES, better a name which
indicates what it implies - say TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_ALLOC. Then it means
other drivers can move that way if they wish.

Otherwise

Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

for the entire series, and next time we are both at the same conference
I owe you a a couple of beers at least !

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