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From: Paul Mackerras

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device numbers.

Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2007 - 11:05 pm

David Woodhouse writes:

quoted text> And you always will be. The amount of pain involved in implementing
> this, just so that people can call their serial port 'ttyS0', is _far_
> more than it's worth. It could be done, but it's a completely pointless
> waste of time and effort. 

Avoiding breaking userspace is a completely pointless waste of time
and effort?  Linux is ready for the desktop?  Suuuure it is...

Paul.
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Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Brad Boyer, (Tue Apr 3, 2:29 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Brad Boyer, (Tue Apr 3, 3:10 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Brad Boyer, (Tue Apr 3, 3:14 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Brad Boyer, (Tue Apr 3, 4:09 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Paul Mackerras, (Tue Apr 3, 4:14 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Woodhouse, (Tue Apr 3, 4:28 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Miller, (Tue Apr 3, 4:55 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Miller, (Tue Apr 3, 4:56 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Woodhouse, (Tue Apr 3, 4:57 pm)

[PATCH v2] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device numbers., David Woodhouse, (Tue Apr 3, 5:01 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Miller, (Tue Apr 3, 5:02 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Woodhouse, (Tue Apr 3, 5:12 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Woodhouse, (Tue Apr 3, 5:54 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Lang, (Tue Apr 3, 6:07 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Benjamin Herrenschmidt, (Tue Apr 3, 6:13 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Benjamin Herrenschmidt, (Tue Apr 3, 6:13 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Miller, (Tue Apr 3, 6:16 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Miller, (Tue Apr 3, 6:17 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Alan Cox, (Tue Apr 3, 6:19 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Miller, (Tue Apr 3, 6:21 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Lang, (Tue Apr 3, 6:23 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Alan Cox, (Tue Apr 3, 6:25 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Alan Cox, (Tue Apr 3, 6:28 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Lang, (Tue Apr 3, 6:32 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Benjamin Herrenschmidt, (Tue Apr 3, 6:32 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Alan Cox, (Tue Apr 3, 6:36 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Alan Cox, (Tue Apr 3, 6:38 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Alan Cox, (Tue Apr 3, 6:44 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Miller, (Tue Apr 3, 6:47 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Miller, (Tue Apr 3, 6:48 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Miller, (Tue Apr 3, 6:50 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Lang, (Tue Apr 3, 6:57 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Chris Adams, (Tue Apr 3, 7:05 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Valdis.Kletnieks, (Tue Apr 3, 7:10 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Gerhard Mack, (Tue Apr 3, 8:07 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Paul Mackerras, (Tue Apr 3, 9:20 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Woodhouse, (Tue Apr 3, 10:19 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Miller, (Tue Apr 3, 10:50 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Paul Mackerras, (Tue Apr 3, 10:53 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Woodhouse, (Tue Apr 3, 11:03 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Paul Mackerras, (Tue Apr 3, 11:31 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Paul Mackerras, (Tue Apr 3, 11:58 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Geert Uytterhoeven, (Tue Apr 3, 11:58 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Geert Uytterhoeven, (Wed Apr 4, 12:04 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Russell King, (Wed Apr 4, 12:47 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Russell King, (Wed Apr 4, 12:52 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Miller, (Wed Apr 4, 1:12 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Russell King, (Wed Apr 4, 1:38 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Miller, (Wed Apr 4, 1:41 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Miller, (Wed Apr 4, 1:43 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Russell King, (Wed Apr 4, 1:51 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Russell King, (Wed Apr 4, 2:00 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Geert Uytterhoeven, (Wed Apr 4, 2:48 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Paul Mackerras, (Wed Apr 4, 2:55 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Alan Cox, (Wed Apr 4, 4:14 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Olivier Galibert, (Wed Apr 4, 5:20 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Theodore Tso, (Wed Apr 4, 5:21 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Maciej W. Rozycki, (Wed Apr 4, 6:43 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Woodhouse, (Wed Apr 4, 7:16 am)

[PATCH v3] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device numb ..., David Woodhouse, (Wed Apr 4, 7:19 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Russell King, (Wed Apr 4, 9:06 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., H. Peter Anvin, (Wed Apr 4, 9:07 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., H. Peter Anvin, (Wed Apr 4, 9:09 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Russell King, (Wed Apr 4, 9:10 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., H. Peter Anvin, (Wed Apr 4, 9:16 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Linas Vepstas, (Wed Apr 4, 9:22 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Alan Cox, (Wed Apr 4, 9:25 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Woodhouse, (Wed Apr 4, 9:34 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Linas Vepstas, (Wed Apr 4, 10:38 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Theodore Tso, (Wed Apr 4, 10:41 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Linas Vepstas, (Wed Apr 4, 10:50 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Russell King, (Wed Apr 4, 11:15 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Woodhouse, (Wed Apr 4, 12:50 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Miller, (Wed Apr 4, 12:58 pm)

Re: [PATCH v3] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device ..., Paul Mackerras, (Wed Apr 4, 4:48 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Paul Mackerras, (Wed Apr 4, 11:05 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Russell King, (Thu Apr 5, 1:50 am)

Re: [PATCH v3] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device ..., David Woodhouse, (Thu Apr 5, 5:45 am)

Re: [PATCH v3] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device ..., Atsushi Nemoto, (Thu Apr 5, 7:31 am)

Re: [PATCH v3] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device ..., David Woodhouse, (Thu Apr 5, 7:47 am)

Re: [PATCH v3] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device ..., Atsushi Nemoto, (Thu Apr 5, 8:09 am)

Re: [PATCH v3] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device ..., David Woodhouse, (Thu Apr 5, 8:18 am)

Re: [PATCH v3] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device ..., Atsushi Nemoto, (Thu Apr 5, 8:49 am)

Re: [PATCH v3] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device ..., Geert Uytterhoeven, (Thu Apr 5, 8:56 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Olivier Galibert, (Thu Apr 5, 9:15 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Pavel Machek, (Thu Apr 5, 2:41 pm)

Re: [PATCH v3] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device ..., Paul Mackerras, (Thu Apr 5, 3:53 pm)

Re: [PATCH v3] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device ..., David Woodhouse, (Thu Apr 5, 3:59 pm)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Olaf Hering, (Tue Aug 14, 4:49 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., David Woodhouse, (Tue Aug 14, 4:53 am)

Re: [PATCH] Stop pmac_zilog from abusing 8250's device num ..., Olaf Hering, (Tue Aug 14, 9:24 am)

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