Re: [RFC 0/5] tty: move stuff around

From: Alan Cox
Date: Mon Aug 30 2010 - 18:09:55 EST


> drivers/char/tty_* -> tty/*
> drivers/char/{vt stuff} -> tty/vt/
> drivers/char/hvc_* -> drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_*
> drivers/serial/* -> drivers/tty/serial/*

There are dead bits in there too we should prune 68xxx stuff mostly

> drivers/usb/serial -> drivers/usb/serial
>
> cyclades,moxa,mxser -> drivers/tty/hw/
>
> stallion,istallion,
> epca,specialix,ip2,
> riscom,isicom -> drivers/staging/tty/*

isicom has users and gets tested a bit, not sure about ip2/specialix.

> generic_serial,vme_scc,
> ser_a2232,sx,rio -> drivers/staging/generic_serial/*
>
> amiserial,nozomi,
> serial167,synclink -> drivers/tty/hw (?)

Why /hw - its a tty driver so drivers/tty - the non hw stuff is now in
tty/

serial167 is dead/staging stuff, synclink* are used

> bfin_jtag_comm -> drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_bfin_jtag (?)

Nothing to do with hvc

> rocket,ipwireless -> drivers/staging/tty/* (?)

Rocket is used, ipwireless I think is also used

Alan
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