[PATCH 1/2] tty/hvc_console: Add DTR/RTS callback to handle HUPCL control
Benjamin Herrenschmidt
benh at kernel.crashing.org
Sat Oct 12 07:43:24 EST 2013
On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 14:47 +0200, Hendrik Brueckner wrote:
> The tiocmget/tiocmset callbacks are used to set and get modem status and
> triggered through an tty ioctl.
>
> The dtr_rts() callback is different and it is used for DTS/RTS handshaking
> between the hvc_console (or any other tty_port) and the tty layer. The tty
> port layer uses this callback to signal the hvc_console whether to raise or
> lower the DTR/RTS lines. This is different than the ioctl interface to
> controls the modem status.
Well, DTR at least is the same via both callbacks... Also normal handshaking
is normally RTS/CTS, only some HW setups "hijacks" DTR for RTS (old Macs come
to mind).
Cheers,
Ben.
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