Re: Problem with PPPD on dialup with 2.6.11-bk1 and later; 2.6.11 is OK

[Bill Davidsen]

Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > Stephen Hemminger also wrote: (Someting's busted with serial in 2.6.11 latest)
> >
> > > Some checkin since 2.6.11 has caused the serial driver to
> > > drop characters.  Console output is chopped and messages are garbled.
> > > Even the shell prompt gets truncated.
>
>
> > Searching lkml archive, I found:
> > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=111031501416334&w=2
> >
> > I also found that reverting that patch made the problem go away for 2.6.11-bk1.
>
>
>
> Yes, this patch is the problem. A fix showed up today.
> Current kernels work fine, thanks.

Could someone who has the patch broken out send it to -stable? Serial 
not working is a non-trivial issue given the number of people who use 
dialup either full time or as a fallback connection.

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