linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/18] Blackfin Serial Driver: fix bug - serial port transfer big file from host to target would have more lines

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Date:	Fri, 6 Mar 2009 14:38:10 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Bryan Wu <cooloney@...nel.org>
Cc:	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	sonic.zhang@...log.com, cooloney@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/18] Blackfin Serial Driver: fix bug - serial port
 transfer big file from host to target would have more lines

On Fri,  6 Mar 2009 14:42:47 +0800
Bryan Wu <cooloney@...nel.org> wrote:

> From: Sonic Zhang <sonic.zhang@...log.com>
> 
> Ignore receiving data if new position is in the same line of
> current buffer tail and small.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sonic Zhang <sonic.zhang@...log.com>
> Signed-off-by: Bryan Wu <cooloney@...nel.org>

Changelog fails to describe the bug which is being fixed, and fails to
describe the impact of that bug and fails to explain _why_ this change
is being made.  I presently have no reason to merge this into 2.6.29.

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