Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261547AbVCHHB0 (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Mar 2005 02:01:26 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261872AbVCHG7v (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:59:51 -0500 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([69.55.234.183]:65184 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261865AbVCHGzl (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:55:41 -0500 Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 22:42:11 -0800 From: Greg KH To: Wen Xiong Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [ patch 6/7] drivers/serial/jsm: new serial device driver Message-ID: <20050308064211.GE17022@kroah.com> References: <42225A64.6070904@us.ltcfwd.linux.ibm.com> <20050228065534.GC23595@kroah.com> <4228CE5C.9010207@us.ltcfwd.linux.ibm.com> <20050305064445.GA8447@kroah.com> <422CDA58.5000506@us.ltcfwd.linux.ibm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <422CDA58.5000506@us.ltcfwd.linux.ibm.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 659 Lines: 18 On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 05:48:56PM -0500, Wen Xiong wrote: > Since some tools in Digi company need these new ioctls to access device > driver. I still keep these new ioctls. What tools? What are they used for? Why do they need them? Why can't they just use the sysfs files? As the driver isn't in the kernel tree, there should not be any users expecting these ioctls to be around, right? thanks, greg k-h - 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/