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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:55:15 +0200
From: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@enneenne.com>
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On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 09:09:18PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:22:29 +0200
> Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it> wrote:
> 
> > Adds support for the PPS sources connected with the CD (Carrier
> > Detect) pin of a serial port.
> 
> Better and now readable but this is definitely in the wrong place and
> should be pushed up the stack so it can be generalised for all serial
> devices as an ldisc or similar.

How can I do that? From a serial device I just need the IRQ time
arrival, no other data at all. How a ldisc can help me in this task?

This patch adds PPS support just for UARTs, other devices should
provide their own support by using the new provided API. :)

Ciao,

Rodolfo

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