Re: [PATCH V5] tty/serial: add support for Xilinx PS UART

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 12:15:54AM +0000, johnlinn@comcast.net wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 03:59:06PM -0600, johnlinn@comcast.net wrote:
> > > From: John Linn <john.linn@xilinx.com>
> > > 
> > > The Xilinx PS Uart is used on the new ARM based SoC. This
> > > UART is not compatible with others such that a seperate
> > > driver is required.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: John Linn <john.linn@xilinx.com>
> > 
> > That's fine, but:
> > 
> > > 
> > > This email and any attachments are intended for the sole use of the
> > named recipient(s) and contain(s) confidential information that may be
> > proprietary, privileged or copyrighted under applicable law. If you
> > are not the intended recipient, do not read, copy, or forward this
> > email message or any attachments. Delete this email message and any
> > attachments immediately.
> > >
> > 
> > That means I can't apply this patch :(
> > 
> > {sigh}
> > 
> > Please fix this, as it does not allow you to participate in kernel
> > development efforts.
> 
> Sorry for trying your patience, V6 is out and shouldn't have that
> nasty issue.
> 
> Your patience is much appreciated as I'm fighting the good fight with
> legal about this and working around it (not real smooth obviously).

You need to do what everyone else does in this situation (Intel,
Microsoft, IBM, etc.) and set up a Linux email server somewhere in your
company and use it instead, to get your patches out and participate
properly in the Linux kernel community.

Sadly, it's quite common to have to do this :(

thanks,

greg k-h