Re: Patch: Fix serial module use count (2.4.16 _and_ 2.5)

Russell King
2001-11-30T23:07:09Z

On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 02:19:20PM -0800, Mike Fedyk wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 09:55:49AM +0530, BALBIR SINGH wrote:
> > As you say this fix works for 2.4, Since we are into 2.5, I hope
> > that it will be fixed in a better manner in 2.5. I have some suggestions,
> > ideas for the serial driver in 2.5, are u willing to discuss them?
> >
>
> Would it not be better if the current code in 2.5 had the fix from 2.4 until
> the entire layer is audited?

That was my original intention. IIRC, James Simmons has said he's rewriting
the tty layer anyway in 2.5.

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