linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/13] tty: untangle locking of wait_until

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Date:	Mon, 24 May 2010 21:27:55 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/13] tty: untangle locking of wait_until_sent

On Mon, 24 May 2010 21:00:38 +0200
Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> > >  net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c  |    2 +-
> > 
> > Semi-defunct at best
> > 
> > This makes me think that now might be a good time to consign the broken
> > crap to the bitbucket unless someone stands up with hardware and who
> > wants to maintain it.
> 
> ircomm_tty is fairly common hardware, afaict, it is just not used
> often. Main use case would be backup of your phone numbers, afaict.
> It would be good to keep it for once-in-a-blue-moon use...

Fine - send patches. Last time I looked at it I couldn't believe it still
worked and the last box I had with Irda capability exploded (literally)
some years ago.

I don't I've seen an Irda capable phone for a while either.
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