Re: [PATCH: 2/2] [SERIAL] avoid stalling suspend if serial portwon't drain

[Alan Cox]

> - what if its a port with 256 characters in the FIFO, and its programmed
>   for 110 baud?
> - what if loopback isn't supported?
> - what if, while doing this operation, the remote end is sending characters
>   because you can't deassert RTS?

More importantly it is unlikely that serial state will or should survive
across a suspend/resume cycle this way. The chances are you modem did not
suspend and resume the phone call.

Alan
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