Re: [PATCH v2] tty/serial: Add a serial port simulator

To: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, cminyard@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] tty/serial: Add a serial port simulator
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:39:12 -0700
Cc: minyard@xxxxxxx, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-serial@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <041e137e-0b9d-04f9-255d-b1f402b23c17@infradead.org>
References: <20190305171231.22133-1-minyard@acm.org> <eea0ad95-8344-371a-1dd0-58c8366a355b@infradead.org> <20190306015149.GD4290@minyard.net> <041e137e-0b9d-04f9-255d-b1f402b23c17@infradead.org>
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Dumb question: this is basically a pty on steroids. Wouldn't this be
better done by enhancing the pty devices?

	-0hpa

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