Re: Patch: Fix serial module use count (2.4.16 _and_ 2.5)

[Mike Fedyk]

On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 11:06:34PM +0000, Russell King wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 02:19:20PM -0800, Mike Fedyk wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 09:55:49AM +0530, BALBIR SINGH wrote:
> > > As you say this fix works for 2.4, Since we are into 2.5, I hope
> > > that it will be fixed in a better manner in 2.5. I have some suggestions,
> > > ideas for the serial driver in 2.5, are u willing to discuss them?
> > > 
> > 
> > Would it not be better if the current code in 2.5 had the fix from 2.4 until
> > the entire layer is audited?
> 
> That was my original intention.  IIRC, James Simmons has said he's rewriting
> the tty layer anyway in 2.5.
> 

ACK.

I'm just looping on the issue. ;)