Re: [PATCH] generic-serial

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Wed Dec 08 2004 - 08:56:07 EST


On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 02:29:38PM +0100, Patrick van de Lageweg wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This patch converts all save_flags/restore_flags to the new
> spin_lick_irqsave/spin_unlock_irqrestore calls, as well as some
> other 2.6.X cleanups. This prepares the way for the "io8+",
> "sx" and "rio" drivers to become SMP safe. Patches for those
> drivers follow.

I'd really prefer moving those drivers over to the new serial core
framework than sticking more work into that obsolete code.

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