It should be noted that due to the system hotplug I/O capabilities of a
system the /dev/hvcs* entry that interacts with a particular vty-server
-adapter is not guarenteed to remain the same across system reboots. Look
+adapter is not guaranteed to remain the same across system reboots. Look
in the Q & A section for more on this issue.
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looks like the following:
Pow5:/sys/bus/vio/drivers/hvcs/30000004 # ls
- . current_vty devspec name partner_vtys
- .. detach_state index partner_clcs vterm_state
+ . current_vty devspec name partner_vtys
+ .. index partner_clcs vterm_state
Each entry is provided, by default with a "name" attribute. Reading the
"name" attribute will reveal the device type as shown in the following
The proper channel for reporting bugs is either through the Linux OS
distribution company that provided your OS or by posting issues to the
-ppc64 development mailing list at:
+PowerPC development mailing list at:
-linuxppc64-dev@lists.linuxppc.org
+linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
This request is to provide a documented and searchable public exchange
of the problems and solutions surrounding this driver for the benefit of