linux-kernel - Re: Serial buffer memory leak

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Date:	Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:11:47 -0500
From:	Paul Fulghum <paulkf@...rogate.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Laurent Pinchart <laurentp@...-semaphore.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Serial buffer memory leak

On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 14:45 +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > I'm not familiar enough with the tty code to decide what the proper fix should 
> > be. I'll try to write a patch if someone could point me in the right 
> > direction.
> 
> Something like this perhaps ?

That looks good, a little better than the solution
I was first considering. I'm compiling now.

This was a nasty bug for me to introduce :-(
Good work in finding this Laurent.

--
Paul Fulghum
Microgate Systems, Ltd

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