Re: [KJ] Re: [PATCH] esp: Make driver SMP-correct

From: Jim Nelson (james4765_at_cwazy.co.uk)
Date: 12/31/04

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    Date:	Fri, 31 Dec 2004 17:16:42 -0500
    To: Russell King <rmk+lkml@arm.linux.org.uk>
    
    

    Russell King wrote:
    > On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 10:00:37AM +0000, Russell King wrote:
    >
    >>On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 01:46:11AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
    >>
    >>>James Nelson <james4765@verizon.net> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>This is an attempt to make the esp serial driver SMP-correct. It also removes
    >>>> some cruft left over from the serial_write() conversion.
    >>>
    >>>>From a quick scan:
    >>>
    >>>- startup() does multiple sleeping allocations and request_irq() under
    >>> spin_lock_irqsave(). Maybe fixed by this:
    >>
    >>However, can you guarantee that two threads won't enter startup() at
    >>the same time? (that's what ASYNC_INITIALIZED is protecting the
    >>function against, and the corresponding shutdown() as well.)
    >>
    >>It's probably better to port ESP to the serial_core structure where
    >>this type of thing is already taken care of.
    >
    >
    > For the record, Verizon appear to have adopted silly policies.
    >
    >>From now on, I will be removing the CC: line containing any verizon
    > email address until further notice, or just plain ignoring mails
    > containing such addresses. Why? To prevent the inevitable bounce
    > caused by their misconfigured systems. None of the servers I have
    > access to on several different ISPs can connect to Verizon's incoming
    > mail server.
    >
    > See:
    > http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,12116645~mode=flat~days=9999
    >
    > particularly the last post by techie68, who claims to be a Verizon
    > tech support person.
    >
    > I encourage James Nelson to find another provider without silly policies
    > in the mean time.
    >
    >

    Another mail provider has been found. Bloody Verizon.

    Documentation/serial/driver mentions a reference implementation - serial_amba.c.
    Couldn't find it in the 2.6.10 kernel sources - was it removed, and what would be
    a good refernce implementation in the current sources?

    Jim
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