Messages in this thread | | | From | Segher Boessenkool <> | Subject | Re: lanana: Add major/minor entries for PPC QE UART devices | Date | Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:08:23 +0100 |
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> Please, let's just leave the four we have
No one is suggesting otherwise.
> and let > the driver just allocate increasing minor numbers. > If anyone has a product with more than 4 UARTs, > they will have to figure out what to do with the > additional minors.
Since you say no one has ever used more than 4 UARTs, there are two options:
- Cap the driver at 4 UARTs; - Assign an extra range of minors for more ports.
Just randomly using some extra minors that aren't assigned to you isn't such a great idea.
Segher
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