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, 10 Aug 2001 11:58:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 10 Aug 2001 11:58:32 -0400 Received: from [64.7.140.42] ([64.7.140.42]:42712 "EHLO inet.connecttech.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 10 Aug 2001 11:58:27 -0400 Message-ID: <017801c121b5$e254f3e0$294b82ce@connecttech.com> From: "Stuart MacDonald" To: "Caleb Tennis" , , In-Reply-To: <01081010190800.03758@pete.aei-tech.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH] serial.c to support ConnectTech Blueheat PCI Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 12:02:41 -0400 Organization: Connect Tech Inc. X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: "Caleb Tennis" > My first attempt at a patch - this fix was actually supported by ConnectTech > but for an older version of the serial driver - this patch brings it up to > date with changes made to the kernel since 2.2. This patch is maintained by me; it applies to 5.05. I'm not sure how 5.05[abc] are different from vanilla 5.05 though. The reason this patch hasn't been seen on lkml is that I prefer to have all the serial driver patches go through Ted (T'so the serial driver maintainer) first. He's rejected this patch once already on the basis that it adds specific board functionality to the driver, which he's trying to avoid. I resubmitted it Jun 27 2001 with a lengthy explanation that all boards with half duplex and slave multiplex functionality would have to have some method of doing the switching between the modes, and that this isn't specific to our products. I haven't heard back from him since. He has been working intermittently on the driver, at the time I submitted the 485 patch in Jun I'd also done some work on his devel tarball, as we had a customer issue to fix. I'm sure that a new version will show up in a while. Linus, Alan, whomever else maintains kernels: if you wish to apply this patch regardless of Ted's opinion, please contact me. Caleb: I appreciate the effort, thanks. Ted: What's the news with a new version? ..Stu -- We make multiport serial boards. www.connecttech.com (519) 836-1291