Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 09:53:46 +0100
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@gmail.com>
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       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, uclinux-dist-devel@blackfin.uclinux.org,
       Cliff Cai <cliff.cai@analog.com>, Bryan Wu <cooloney@kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/11] Blackfin SPORT UART: fix overrun errors
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> > This should have no effect on a modern kernel.
> 
> well, we wouldnt be making changes if we werent seeing data overruns today

If it has an effect then something else is going on.
> 
> > There is 64K of queueing between you and the ldisc nowdays.
> 
> i dont think that really matters ... we do too much work in the
> interrupt and so we miss new data

Which the other patches addressed so my guess is the real fixes were the
other changes.

Alan
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