Re: Is changing serial from /dev/ttySx to /dev/ttyOx a good idea?

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Hi,

2010/12/20 Charles Manning <manningc2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi All
>
> With the change to the new omap-serial stuff, the device names have changed
> from /dev/ttySn to /dev/ttyOn.
>
> Using the "fit/form/function" argument, this would seem to be a bad idea.
>
> The kernel does not exist in a vacuum. It is surrounded by u-boot scripts,
> command line options, init scripts etc etc. Flipping back and forth between
> 2.6.36 and 2.6.37 kernels for testing purposes needs these to be changed.
> Annoying and anti-productive.
>
> Isn't it just better to just replace the ttyOn name with ttyS. That would make
> a far smoother transition.
>
> Thoughts?

In fact, the transition is not friendly indeed for a user. I don't know why
the transition is introduced, for what purpose? Who can give a explanation?

thanks,
-- 
Lei Ming
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