tty_driver: Update required method documentation
authorAlan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:06:52 +0000 (12:06 +0100)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:36:47 +0000 (10:36 -0700)
Some of the requirement rules are now more relaxed. Also correct a
contradiction in the previous update

Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
include/linux/tty_driver.h

index 59f1c0bd8f9c6f8734a1320185a3eb28a9b29990..d2a003586761cbef8f5913ec49831c7cf41e7624 100644 (file)
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
  *     This routine is called by the kernel to write a series of
  *     characters to the tty device.  The characters may come from
  *     user space or kernel space.  This routine will return the
- *     number of characters actually accepted for writing.  This
- *     routine is mandatory.
+ *     number of characters actually accepted for writing.
  *
  *     Optional: Required for writable devices.
  *
  *     This routine notifies the tty driver that it should hangup the
  *     tty device.
  *
- *     Required:
+ *     Optional:
  *
  * void (*break_ctl)(struct tty_stuct *tty, int state);
  *