[LinuxPPS] no rc.serial in F8

[Rodolfo Giometti]

On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 06:23:09PM +0100, Udo van den Heuvel wrote:

> Document it properly.
> Find real-world examples that need this and/or supply alternatives as a
> workaround (NMEA or somethign better...)

You are right but currently I have no time to dedicate to this
issue... I just can follow the kernel inclusion issue. However
something has been written (see the wiki on the NMEA section) and an
HOWTO should be currently under hard developing! I hope these
documents could help. :)

> > Also I'm still waiting some considerations from Dave Jones from
> > RedHat. I think that if RedHat will adopt LinuxPPS we are a lot
> > possibilities for kernel inclusion, aren't we? ;)
> 
> Yes.
> Also this could give ideas about solutions to the open issue(s).
> I.o.w.: it's a step in the right direction.
> I think you should send out the patch before Christmas, without hurrying.
> Then people could look at it during the holidays.

I'm going to do it. :)

Ciao,

Rodolfo

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