linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] serial: cpm_uart: implement the cpm_uart_early

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <4C1AD5A8.1030203@windriver.com>
Date:	Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:10:48 +0800
From:	DDD <dongdong.deng@...driver.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
CC:	jason.wessel@...driver.com, gregkh@...e.de,
	galak@...nel.crashing.org, bruce.ashfield@...driver.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] serial: cpm_uart: implement the cpm_uart_early_write()
 function for console poll

Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 11:13:40AM +0800, Dongdong Deng wrote:
>> The cpm_uart_early_write() function which was used for console poll
>> isn't implemented in the cpm uart driver.
>>
>> Implementing this function both fixes the build and allows
>> kgdboc to work via the cpm uart.
> 
> So this is needed for the .35 release, right?  Any older kernel releases
> as well?

Yes, it is needed for the .35 release.

The cpm_uart_early_write() of cpm_uart was introduced at 2.6.27,
so this patch is needed from 2.6.27.

Thanks,
Dongdong

> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
> 

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/