Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261920AbUDELE5 (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Apr 2004 07:04:57 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261969AbUDELE5 (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Apr 2004 07:04:57 -0400 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:14606 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261920AbUDELEz (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Apr 2004 07:04:55 -0400 Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 12:04:52 +0100 From: Russell King To: Ruud Linders Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.6.x kernels and ttyS45 for 6 serial ports ? Message-ID: <20040405120452.B31038@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Ruud Linders , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <4071367B.2060103@xs4all.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <4071367B.2060103@xs4all.nl>; from rkmp@xs4all.nl on Mon, Apr 05, 2004 at 12:35:39PM +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 859 Lines: 20 On Mon, Apr 05, 2004 at 12:35:39PM +0200, Ruud Linders wrote: > Now checking this on 2.6.5 it got more confusing, I now have with > total of 6 serial ports a device number ttyS45 !? And what happens if you detect a PCI modem at IO address 0x2e8 after you've detected your PCI card and assigned it ttyS4? Don't you think that would complain that their modem should be assigned ttyS4 rather than their PCI multiport card getting it? -- Russell King Linux kernel 2.6 ARM Linux - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/ maintainer of: 2.6 PCMCIA - http://pcmcia.arm.linux.org.uk/ 2.6 Serial core - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/