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From: Matthias Fuchs <mfuchs@ma-fu.de>
Subject: Re: Enabling auto RS485 half-duplex control
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:42:24 +0100
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To: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix.de>
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> Hi Matthias,
>
> > I did not find a way to enable this mode through the
> > standard serial driver. The UART is is detected correctly
> > but there seems to be no way to enable this mode
> > out of the box.
> >
> > So what's the best way to implement this?
> > A new ioctl? Any idea?
>
> See commmit c26c56c0f40e200e61d1390629c806f6adaffbcc. I think any
> solution to activate RS485 should be based on this.

Ok, I picked that up. Please see my patch coming up in a minute.

Matthias

>
> Regards,
>
>    Wolfram