Re: [HEADSUP] naming of tty devices.

From: Poul-Henning Kamp (phk_at_phk.freebsd.dk)
Date: 09/20/04

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    To: Roman Kurakin <rik@cronyx.ru>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 15:37:13 +0200

    In message <414ED61D.5080607@cronyx.ru>, Roman Kurakin writes:
    >Just an idea:
    >
    > Why not to add some general device enumeration for all devices,
    >especially
    >if devices would behave the same?
    >
    >tty%{global_port}
    >cua%{global_port}

    This doesn't work.

    There _are_ differences between serial devices and for instance
    PTYs or NMDM devices have very particular semantics. 

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