Re: [XenPPC] [PATCH] xen console driver hijacking TTY_MAJOR

[Jimi Xenidis <jimix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 1, 2006, at 12:27 PM, Hollis Blanchard wrote:

> On Tue, 2006-08-01 at 12:14 -0400, Jimi Xenidis wrote:
>
> > Ultimately, we'll have a patch that will do the new major number but
> > allow this "bug compatible" to exist as a CONFIG.
> The patch is trivial. You can use 240 until someone registers a real
> major number.
Yes, it is trivial, the ramifications to init and userland may not  
be, we should offer both deprecating the the ttyS hack.
> If you want to be more complete for submission on xen-devel, you can
> also rip out the xc_num and related initialization and mode logic
> earlier in console.c.
Thats an excellent idea, both patches can be submitted to xen-devel  
and get the maintainers to weigh in.
I expect a merge of the two will be required.

> Solve the real problem please; don't add hacks to work around hacks.
too late.. the hack is supported. sad but true :(

-JX



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