[Fuego] [PATCH v2] sercp: Add support for full device paths

[Frank Rowand]

On 04/13/17 15:47, Bird, Timothy wrote:
> Add a new argument (-d, --device) to support a full device path.
> Due to file argument parsing constraints, sercp cannot handle
> certain serial paths used as the host for the source or destination.
> 
> This feature makes it possible to use a full path, with slashes and
> colons, to specify the serial port for the operation.  Use something
> like:
>  $ sercp -d /dev/serial/by-path/pci-0000:08:00-usb-0:3:1.4 file1 serial:/tmp
> 
> The reason for this is that in some cases, using the full path is more
> convenient than the single-word device.  For example, the full path can
> uniquely identify a serial port on a USB port, that might change device
> names as USB ports are connected and disconnected.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tim Bird <tim.bird at sony.com>
> ---
>  serio | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

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Accepted.

I am assuming you have tested and will apply without further test
given your time contraints.

-Frank