From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 4 Oct 2001 20:08:12 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 4 Oct 2001 20:08:03 -0400 Received: from deimos.hpl.hp.com ([192.6.19.190]:61394 "EHLO deimos.hpl.hp.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 4 Oct 2001 20:07:50 -0400 Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 17:08:04 -0700 To: Linus Torvalds , Alan Cox , Linux kernel mailing list , linux-irda@pasta.cs.uit.no Subject: New batch of IrDA patches for 2.4.11-pre3 Message-ID: <20011004170804.A3290@bougret.hpl.hp.com> Reply-To: jt@hpl.hp.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Organisation: HP Labs Palo Alto Address: HP Labs, 1U-17, 1501 Page Mill road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. E-mail: jt@hpl.hp.com From: Jean Tourrilhes Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, This is the new batch of IrDA patches that have been tested on the IrDA mailing list in the last 2 weeks. I've just recreated them for 2.4.11-pre3, so they are ready to go in the kernel.. Changelog below, patch to follow... Jean [FEATURE] : Add a new feature to the IrDA stack [CORRECT] : Fix to have the correct/expected behaviour [CRITICA] : Fix potential kernel crash ir240_vlsi_v0.3.diff : -------------------- v0.3: * improve chip initialization which was insufficient in some rare cases without cold reboot * resync with v2.4.10 (irlap-hwname e.g.) * add MODULE_LICENSE * drop MOD_{INC|DEC}_USE_COUNT in favour of SET_MODULE_OWNER * rename mtt_bits to qos_mtt_bits parameter like other irda drivers use v0.2: * add Documentation/Configure.help entry * datasize=2048 issues fixed * major ring operation improvement and cleanup * improved mtt handling * few minor fixes ir240_usb_async-2.diff : ---------------------- o [CRITICA] Set the USB_ASYNC_UNLINK flag on Tx URB - now usb_unlink_urb() in net watchdog does no longer crash o [CORRECT] Document behaviour with respect to USB low level drivers o [CORRECT] Document that SigmaTel chipset won't work o [CORRECT] Handle properly unknown USB error code o [FEATURE] Remove the KICK_TX code (now that USB_ZERO_PACKET works) o [FEATURE] Optimise timing by taking into account USB RTT o [FEATURE] Increase USB and Watchdog timeout (for 9600bps operation) o [FEATURE] Document the use of the interrupt pipe ir240_discovery_on_demand-2.diff : -------------------------------- o [FEATURE] Enable IrDA discovery on demand while in passive mode - Apply only to IrSock and IrNET - Was accidentally removed in discovery rework one year ago ir240_various_cleanup-2.diff : ---------------------------- o [CORRECT] Remove a comment that Dag found offensive o [CORRECT] Remove unused variable (spurious warning) o [CORRECT] Typo in nsc-ircc.c o [FEATURE] Enable alternate IO address in smc-ircc.c