linux-kernel - Re: Usb generic serial.

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Date:	Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:43:18 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Paul Chavent <paul.chavent@...c.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Usb generic serial.

On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 01:29:27PM +0100, Paul Chavent wrote:
> Hello and happy new year 2008.
>
> In drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c there is a function (fixup_generic / 
> set_to_generic_if_null) that hooks null fops to the generic driver ones.
>
> The drivers/usb/serial/generic.c implements throttle, unthrottle and 
> resume, but those aren't used by default in fixup_generic. Is there any 
> reasons ? Could we submit a patch for that ?

Do you have a driver that needs to use these throttle/unthrottle and
resume functions?  If so, we can change things to use them, but so far,
it hasn't been needed.

thanks,

greg k-h
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