linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ser_a2232.c bug removed: handles "IRQ request denied" case

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Date:	Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:57:08 +0000
From:	Enver Haase <a2232@....net>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ser_a2232.c bug removed: handles "IRQ request denied" case



Well... I realize there's no point in fixing things which I cannot
even see going wrong: I cannot get hold of another A2232 after the
one I had used before went missing.

So until someone contacts me to supply me with a A2232 card, this
driver is an "Orphan" now, sorry.

Changed "Orphaned" to "Orphan", as this is the official "S:" value.

Patch is against Linux-2.6.23.1 .

--- MAINTAINERS.old	2007-11-05 18:50:33.000000000 +0000
+++ MAINTAINERS	2007-11-05 18:51:06.000000000 +0000
@@ -178,10 +178,9 @@

 A2232 SERIAL BOARD DRIVER
 P:	Enver Haase
-M:	ehaase@....fu-berlin.de
-M:	A2232@....net
+M:	a2232@...erkinder.co.uk
 L:	linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org
-S:	Maintained
+S:	Orphan

 AIO
 P:	Benjamin LaHaise
@@ -1248,13 +1247,13 @@
 M:	Eng.Linux@...i.com
 L:	Eng.Linux@...i.com
 W:	http://www.digi.com
-S:	Orphaned
+S:	Orphan

 DIGI RIGHTSWITCH NETWORK DRIVER
 P:	Rick Richardson
 L:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
 W:	http://www.digi.com
-S:	Orphaned
+S:	Orphan

 DIRECTORY NOTIFICATION
 P:	Stephen Rothwell



Regards,
Enver




Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:13:55 +0100 (BST) The AmigaLinux A2232 Driver Project <A2232@....net> wrote:
> 
>>
>> This patch handles the case in which the request for the
>> vertical blank interrupt could not be granted. Thanks to
>> Nazia Zaman for spotting it.
>>
>> Applies to latest 2.6.x kernels.
>>
>>
>> --- linux/drivers/char/ser_a2232.c.org	2007-08-30 15:41:25.000000000 +0100
>> +++ linux/drivers/char/ser_a2232.c	2007-08-30 15:46:17.000000000 +0100
>> @@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ static int __init a2232board_init(void)
>>
>>   	}
>>
>> -	printk("Total: %d A2232 boards initialized.\n", nr_a2232); /* Some status report if no card was found */
>> +	printk("Total: %d A2232 boards detected.\n", nr_a2232); /* Some status report if no card was found */
>>
>>   	a2232_init_portstructs();
>>
>> @@ -795,9 +795,13 @@ static int __init a2232board_init(void)
>>   		a2232_init_drivers also registers the drivers. Must be here because all boards
>>   		have to be detected first.
>>   	*/
>> -	if (a2232_init_drivers()) return -ENODEV; // maybe we should use a different -Exxx?
>> +	if (a2232_init_drivers())
>> +		return -ENODEV; // maybe we should use a different -Exxx?
>>
>> -	request_irq(IRQ_AMIGA_VERTB, a2232_vbl_inter, 0, "A2232 serial VBL", a2232_driver_ID);
>> +	if (request_irq(IRQ_AMIGA_VERTB, a2232_vbl_inter, 0, "A2232 serial VBL", a2232_driver_ID))
>> +		return -ENODEV;
> 
> We're going to need to undo the things which a2232_init_drivers() just did.
> There's a memory leak and the registered tty driver might even cause a
> crash if someone tries to use it?
> 
> Perhaps requesting the IRQ before running a2232_init_drivers() would be a
> suitable approach.
> 
> 
>> +	printk("A2232 driver initialized successfully.\n");
>>   	return 0;
>>   }
>>
> 
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