Re: [PATCH v4 14/14] tty: gunyah: Add tty console driver for RM Console Services

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On 10/10/2022 11:22 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 01:58:00PM -0700, Elliot Berman wrote:


On 10/10/2022 1:23 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
On Sun, Oct 09, 2022 at 01:59:21PM -0700, Elliot Berman wrote:

On 10/7/2022 12:40 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
On Thu, Oct 06, 2022 at 10:59:51PM -0700, Elliot Berman wrote:

"GH" is the shorthand we've been using for "Gunyah". I didn't find
documentation for dynamically assigned char devices, but if it exists, I can
add entry for ttyGH.

Why use a new name at all?  Why not stick with the existing tty names
and device numbers?


I can use hvc framework, although driver-level buffering is needed on
both the get_chars/put_chars paths because:

I'm not asking about the framework (although that is a good question,
you need to document why this has to be new.)  I'm asking why pick a new
name?  You will not have a name conflict in your system with this device
with any other tty name right?


That's correct, I didn't see any other instances of "ttyGH" in kernel.

Do you see any instances of ttyS?  Any other existing name?  Why pick a
new name at all?

And if you do pick a new name, you need to document it really really
well, not bury it downn within the tty driver code.


Seems other drivers are adding a comment in Kconfig help text. I can do the same.




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