Re: Serial drivers code: 2nd episode

[Michel <dae...@st...>]

Giorgio Terzi wrote:

> i have downloaded our 2.3 (2.4) kernel to understand better what you
> meant about m68kserial.c & co.
> The result is that in 2.3 exists a only big amiserial.c driver that,
> i think, covers only our internal serial. I have searched for
> multiface III code that is referenced in make menuconfig but it seems
> disappeared.
> May it be integrated in amiserial ?
> I will make a more in-deep search but seems that there isn't.

I don't expect it to be.


> The BIG question is:  must us create drivers so big as amiserial.c for
> each our serial board ? ( little provocation... :) )

I don't think so.


> Seriously, what will be the strategy we will use ? Is true that today
> the 99% of the serial boards (ours too) use StarTech chips and Amiga is
> Plug&Play as others...(or more)  but i think that a more modular but
> similar approach as the past used (but not approved) will save space.
> In what it seems to be at a first quick read amiserial.c covers all the
> job: from tty to the serial chip.
> Must we work in this so extended fashon or... there are other ideas ?

From what I've read on Kernel Traffic, the PC serial.c maintainer as well as
Linus would like all serial drivers to use common code from either serial.c or
even more upper layer tty code. You might want to check on linux-kernel .


> May be i have not understood something (i have downoaded 2.3 yesterday)
> but i wish to have your (and group ) opinions.

Also waiting for the Gurus' opinions...


Michel


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