linux-kernel - Re: TTY loosing data with u

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Message-ID: <20110322110412.3d374b48@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:04:12 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	balbi@...com
Cc:	Stefan Bigler <stefan.bigler@...mile.com>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: TTY loosing data with u_serial gadget

> Patch attached, please give it a good round of test as I don't have how
> to exercise all line disciplines. I ran 100 randconfigs over night and
> no warnings or erros on that area, at least not that I could see (so
> many warning while compiling the kernel :-( )

n_tty is I believe the only ldisc which assets throttling - the others
actually prefer to lose data on an overflow not get further blockages.


Greg - can we get this into -next once -rc1 is out and see who screams ?
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