From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:17:21 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:17:21 -0400 Received: from avscan1.sentex.ca ([199.212.134.11]:21511 "EHLO avscan1.sentex.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:17:20 -0400 Message-ID: <006901c24aa8$506124a0$294b82ce@connecttech.com> From: "Stuart MacDonald" To: "Omar" , References: <001f01c24a31$d4956a50$493e1f7e@IRV429> Subject: Re: serial driver maintaner Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:23:48 -0400 Organization: Connect Tech Inc. X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: "Omar" > I've been trying to find out information on the Linux serial driver. The > maintainer hasn't updated his web site in a long time, does anyone know if > he's still maintaining it ?? Ted doesn't seem to be maintaining it anymore. If you look in the linux-kernel archive you'll find that Russell King is doing a rewrite for 2.5/6 anyway. > I am asking because I have a uart that isn't directly supported in the > driver and I may need to add support for it, but I don't want to modify the > serial driver unless it can be included in the main distribution channel. Update the driver, make a patch and send it to the list. If it's good likely it will be included. You may want to check out linux-serial also. ..Stu