linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb: serial: update CH34x driver in drivers/usb/serial

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Date:	Thu, 23 Jun 2016 19:39:31 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	tech@...chiphead.com
Cc:	johan@...nel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.rog,
	konstantin.shkolnyy@...il.com, pberger@...mson.com,
	david.ward@...mit.edu, m.othacehe@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: serial: update CH34x driver in drivers/usb/serial

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 06:47:54PM -0700, tech@...chiphead.com wrote:
> The old driver for usb-serial chips ch34x which submitted by kernel volunteer
> Frank A Kingswood <frank@...gswood-consulting.co.uk> is too old to use, and the
> driver has bugs when receiving chracters, thus after communicating with the author 
> we decide to revoke the old driver ch341.c and submit the new one ch34x.c.
> 
> Add the relevant details to Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt.
> Change the relevant files Kconfig and Makefile in drivers/usb/serial.
> 
> Signed-off-by: WCH Tech Group <tech@...chiphead.com>
> 
> ---
>  Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt |  27 +-
>  drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig       |   8 +-
>  drivers/usb/serial/Makefile      |   2 +-
>  drivers/usb/serial/ch341.c       | 580 -----------------------
>  drivers/usb/serial/ch34x.c       | 985 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  5 files changed, 1008 insertions(+), 594 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 drivers/usb/serial/ch341.c
>  create mode 100644 drivers/usb/serial/ch34x.c
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt b/Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt
> index 349f310..c21437b 100644
> --- a/Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt
> @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> -INTRODUCTION
> +INTRODUCTION

You also don't need to change this line :)