linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] 8250_pci: Replace commits 448ac154 and e86ff4a

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Date:	Mon, 9 Apr 2012 09:47:59 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	sudhakar <sudhakar@...com>, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	alan@...ux.intel.com, dan.j.williams@...el.com,
	nhan.h.mai@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2]  8250_pci: Replace commits 448ac154 and e86ff4a

On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 09:58:32PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 12:43:20 -0700
> sudhakar <sudhakar@...com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > From: Sudhakar Mamillapalli <sudhakar@...com>
> > 
> > 
> > The following commits don't completely fix the KT serial missing
> > interrupt problems.  So they have been replaced instead by
> > enabling serial backup timer.  The iir-once + msi tried approach tried
> > to enforce one read of the iir per THRE event, but its defeated by any
> > other event occurring at the wrong time, particularly MSR events.
> > 
> > 448ac15 serial/8250_pci: setup-quirk workaround for the kt serial controller
> > e86ff4a serial/8250_pci: init-quirk msi support for kt serial controller
> 
> These are already in tree. If you are reversing them and adding a
> different fix then please post the series as
> 
> - two revert patches exactly reverting the two commits
> - a follow on patch or two adding the replacement
> 
> That makes it much easier to review and much more obvious. It also helps
> make testing simpler.

I agree, Sudhakar, can you please redo these 2 patches?

greg k-h
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