linux-kernel - Re: [patch] x86, serial: always probe for legacy COM ports

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Message-Id: <200707271426.30962.bjorn.helgaas@hp.com>
Date:	Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:26:30 -0600
From:	Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@...com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Russell King <rmk@....linux.org.uk>,
	Adam Belay <ambx1@....rr.com>, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Sébastien Dugué <sebastien.dugue@...l.net>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] x86, serial: always probe for legacy COM ports

On Friday 27 July 2007 02:21:55 pm Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> > On Friday 27 July 2007 12:05:51 pm Jeff Garzik wrote:
> >> This is still incomplete, as repeatedly stated.  Here is the email, again.
> 
> > OK, uncle!  I'll work on your helpful advice (thanks for that), but
> > it feels too risky for this stage of 2.6.23.  Maybe I can come up with
> > something for a future release.
> 
> The changeset in the kernel is too risky _without_ the changes I described.

That's what I meant.  Andrew already has a revert patch in -mm, and
the safest path seems like putting the reversion in 2.6.23 and working
on your advice post-2.6.23.

Bjorn

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