Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 26 Apr 2001 18:59:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 26 Apr 2001 18:59:44 -0400 Received: from [209.250.53.156] ([209.250.53.156]:18180 "EHLO hapablap.dyn.dhs.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 26 Apr 2001 18:59:26 -0400 Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:59:07 -0500 From: Steven Walter To: Jeff Garzik Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: PATCH 2.4.4.7: serial PCI fixes and cleanup Message-ID: <20010426175907.A673@hapablap.dyn.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <3AE80BAC.494F096B@mandrakesoft.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3AE80BAC.494F096B@mandrakesoft.com>; from jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com on Thu, Apr 26, 2001 at 07:51:08AM -0400 X-Uptime: 5:58pm up 9 min, 1 user, load average: 1.31, 1.18, 0.64 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Just a heads up: works great for me On Thu, Apr 26, 2001 at 07:51:08AM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > The attached patch, against 2.4.4-pre7, cleans up the huge pci_board > list in serial.c to remove PCI id information. In the process, it (a) > demonstrates more complex new-style PCI probing, and (b) fixes a logical > disconnect bug which was causing bug reports. The bug caused by me, > when I added hotplugging to the serial driver (merging serial_cb in > function, but not literally). The bug causes any PCI board which is > listed in the serial.c PCI table, but was not > PCI_CLASS_COMMUNICATION_SERIAL or PCI_CLASS_COMMUNICATION_MODEM, to be > missed in the PCI probe. > > Linus - do not apply just yet. I would prefer this patch go into 2.4.5 > not 2.4.4, so that we can have a bit more public testing first. > tytso - a quick eyeball would be awesome. Ask away with any questions > you have. > Alan - please consider applying to your tree. > Steven - please test, this patch removes the need for your serial.c > patch. > > Others - all testing is welcome. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/