Re: [RFC 1/8] serial:st-asc: Add ST ASC driver.

[Greg KH]

On Wed, May 08, 2013 at 05:40:57PM +0200, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> On 08:34 Wed 08 May     , Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, May 08, 2013 at 04:34:43PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > > > +#define ASC_MAJOR		204
> > > > +#define ASC_MINOR_START		40
> > > 
> > > I don't know what the current policy is on allocating major/minor numbers,
> > > but I'm sure you cannot just reuse one that is already used.
> > 
> > I agree, why are you trying to create a new tty device name?  Can't you
> > use the existing ttyS name and minor number as you will not have any
> > other type of serial device on this system?
> 
> Greg on ST STB for more than 10 years we use ttyASC I'll prefer ttySx

For 10+ years you have had an out-of-tree serial driver?  What
major/minor numbers did you use for it?

> on the DTB SoC you have one one IP present the st,asc

I don't understand, what do you mean by this?

confused,

greg k-h
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