Re: Serial methods in speakup

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Peter Hurley, on Tue 19 Apr 2016 11:22:46 -0700, wrote:
> On 04/19/2016 10:48 AM, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> > From the kernel, open a serial port, and write/read text to/from it,
> > before /dev is mounted.
> 
> Ok, good luck with that.

It's not a question of luck, but of will. I don't see any reason why
there shouldn't be a function which takes a major/minor pair, and
returns a filp.

It's a shame that such a basic need for people who can't see has been
receiving such kind of attitude for decades from kernel maintainers.

Samuel
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