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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 11:27:31 -0500
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
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To: Nick Holloway <Nick.Holloway@pyrites.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] generic_serial's block_til_ready
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Nick Holloway wrote:
> 
> patrick@bitwizard.nl (Patrick van de Lageweg) writes:
> > This patch renames the block_til_ready of generic serial to
> > gs_block_til_ready.
> >
> > it helps when other modules have a "static block_til_ready" defined when
> > used older modutils.
> 
> Do you mean older than the version specified as being required in
> Documention/CHANGES?
> 
> If so, then I'm not surprised the patch has not been applied (how many
> times have you sent it?).

His patch is a namespace cleanup, which IMHO should be applied...

	Jeff


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