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

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Date:	Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:35:28 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@...com>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.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 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:26:30 -0600
Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@...com> wrote:

> 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.
> 

ok, thanks, I'll pull that trigger.
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