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From: Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@synopsys.com>
To: balbi@ti.com
Cc: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, alan@linux.intel.com,
	arc-linux-dev@synopsys.com, linux-serial@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] serial/arc-uart: Add new driver
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:24:46 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <508B8536.1080303@synopsys.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121026121032.GD26342@arwen.pp.htv.fi>

On Friday 26 October 2012 05:40 PM, Felipe Balbi wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 05:33:16PM +0530, Vineet.Gupta1@synopsys.com wrote:
>> +/*
>> + * Release the memory region(s) being used by 'port'.
>> + */
>> +static void arc_serial_release_port(struct uart_port *port)
>> +{
>> +}
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * Request the memory region(s) being used by 'port'.
>> + */
>> +static int arc_serial_request_port(struct uart_port *port)
>> +{
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * Verify the new serial_struct (for TIOCSSERIAL).
>> + */
>> +static int
>> +arc_serial_verify_port(struct uart_port *port, struct serial_struct *ser)
>> +{
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
> why all these empty functions with wrong comments above them ??

Actually serial_core.c invokes the reqest/release callbacks w/o
verifying for a NULL pointer check. Thus they need to be in there even
if empty. I've removed the offending comments though !

-Vineet

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From: Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@synopsys.com>
To: <balbi@ti.com>
Cc: <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>, <alan@linux.intel.com>,
	<arc-linux-dev@synopsys.com>, <linux-serial@vger.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] serial/arc-uart: Add new driver
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:24:46 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <508B8536.1080303@synopsys.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121026121032.GD26342@arwen.pp.htv.fi>

On Friday 26 October 2012 05:40 PM, Felipe Balbi wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 05:33:16PM +0530, Vineet.Gupta1@synopsys.com wrote:
>> +/*
>> + * Release the memory region(s) being used by 'port'.
>> + */
>> +static void arc_serial_release_port(struct uart_port *port)
>> +{
>> +}
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * Request the memory region(s) being used by 'port'.
>> + */
>> +static int arc_serial_request_port(struct uart_port *port)
>> +{
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * Verify the new serial_struct (for TIOCSSERIAL).
>> + */
>> +static int
>> +arc_serial_verify_port(struct uart_port *port, struct serial_struct *ser)
>> +{
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
> why all these empty functions with wrong comments above them ??

Actually serial_core.c invokes the reqest/release callbacks w/o
verifying for a NULL pointer check. Thus they need to be in there even
if empty. I've removed the offending comments though !

-Vineet

  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-10-27  6:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-10-26 12:03 [PATCH v5] serial/arc-uart: Add new driver Vineet.Gupta1
2012-10-26 12:03 ` Vineet.Gupta1
2012-10-26 12:03 ` Vineet.Gupta1
2012-10-26 12:03   ` Vineet.Gupta1
2012-10-26 12:10   ` Felipe Balbi
2012-10-26 12:10     ` Felipe Balbi
2012-10-26 12:47     ` Vineet Gupta
2012-10-26 12:47       ` Vineet Gupta
2012-10-26 13:54       ` Felipe Balbi
2012-10-26 13:54         ` Felipe Balbi
2012-10-27  6:54     ` Vineet Gupta [this message]
2012-10-27  6:54       ` Vineet Gupta
2012-10-29 11:06       ` Felipe Balbi
2012-10-29 11:06         ` Felipe Balbi
2012-10-29 11:18         ` Vineet Gupta
2012-10-29 11:18           ` Vineet Gupta

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