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SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/7] gnss: add new GNSS subsystem
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Hi Pavel,

>> This series adds a new subsystem for GNSS receivers (e.g. GPS
>> receivers).
>
> Actually... I'd just call it GPS subsystem. Yes, GPS is a bit
> misleading, but so is GNSS. We'd like Loran to use similar interface,
> right? We'd like to QZSS to use similar interface, too…

GNSS is the term that is known and used by everybody in the industry to identify GPS, GLONASS, Galileo etc.

> https://www.pcworld.com/article/205325/japan_launches_its_first_gps_satellite.html
> . QZSS is not _global_ positioning system. Still they call it GPS. I'd
> call it GPS too.
>
> (Alternatively, we could have drivers/position and /dev/pos0...)
>
> Looking closer... I'm not sure if it makes sense to push different
> protocols (SiRF, NMEA, ...) through one device. Userland should know
> what protocol to expect... Yes, there will be common code between
> /dev/nmea0 and /dev/sirf0…

Device node naming is pointless, use DEVTYPE uevent property for identifying the expected protocol.

Regards

Marcel

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