From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261820AbULLPaK (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:30:10 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262083AbULLPaJ (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:30:09 -0500 Received: from out009pub.verizon.net ([206.46.170.131]:18371 "EHLO out009.verizon.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261820AbULLP36 (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:29:58 -0500 From: james4765@verizon.net To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: akpm@osdl.org, james4765@verizon.net Message-Id: <20041212152923.10901.13891.46368@localhost.localdomain> Subject: [PATCH] riscom8: Update staus and documentation of driver X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out009.verizon.net from [209.158.220.243] at Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:29:01 -0600 Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:29:02 -0600 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I could not locate the original author or any active support effort being done. This definitely an orphaned driver. Diffstat output: Documentation/riscom8.txt | 40 +++++++++++----------------------------- MAINTAINERS | 4 +--- 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) Signed-off-by: James Nelson diff -urN --exclude='*~' linux-2.6.10-rc3-original/Documentation/riscom8.txt linux-2.6.10-rc3/Documentation/riscom8.txt --- linux-2.6.10-rc3-original/Documentation/riscom8.txt 2004-12-03 16:52:14.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.10-rc3/Documentation/riscom8.txt 2004-12-12 10:18:52.530406544 -0500 @@ -1,5 +1,12 @@ +* NOTE - this is an unmaintained driver. The original author cannot be located. + +SDL Communications is now SBS Technologies, and does not have any +information on these ancient ISA cards on their website. + +James Nelson - 12-12-2004 + This is the README for RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver - (C) 1994-1996 D.Gorodchanin (pgmdsg@ibi.com) + (C) 1994-1996 D.Gorodchanin See file LICENSE for terms and conditions. NOTE: English is not my native language. @@ -10,47 +17,20 @@ 1) This driver can support up to 4 boards at time. Use string "riscom8=0xXXX,0xXXX,0xXXX,0xXXX" at LILO prompt, for setting I/O base addresses for boards. If you compile driver - as module use insmod options "iobase=0xXXX iobase1=0xXXX iobase2=..." + as module use modprobe options "iobase=0xXXX iobase1=0xXXX iobase2=..." 2) The driver partially supports famous 'setserial' program, you can use almost any of its options, excluding port & irq settings. 3) There are some misc. defines at the beginning of riscom8.c, please read the comments and try to change some of them in case of problems. - + 4) I consider the current state of the driver as BETA. - If you REALLY think you found a bug, send me e-mail, I hope I'll - fix it. For any other problems please ask support@sdlcomm.com. 5) SDL Communications WWW page is http://www.sdlcomm.com. -6) You can use the script at the end of this file to create RISCom/8 devices. +6) You can use the MAKEDEV program to create RISCom/8 /dev/ttyL* entries. 7) Minor numbers for first board are 0-7, for second 8-15, etc. 22 Apr 1996. - --------------------------------cut here------------------------------------- -#!/bin/bash -NORMAL_DEVICE=/dev/ttyL -CALLOUT_DEVICE=/dev/cuL -NORMAL_MAJOR=48 -CALLOUT_MAJOR=49 - -echo "Creating devices... " -for i in 0 1 2 3; do - echo "Board No $[$i+1]" - for j in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7; do - k=$[ 8 * $i + $j] - rm -f $NORMAL_DEVICE$k - mknod $NORMAL_DEVICE$k c $NORMAL_MAJOR $k - chmod a+rw $NORMAL_DEVICE$k - echo -n $NORMAL_DEVICE$k" " - rm -f $CALLOUT_DEVICE$k - mknod $CALLOUT_DEVICE$k c $CALLOUT_MAJOR $k - chmod a+rw $CALLOUT_DEVICE$k - echo $CALLOUT_DEVICE$k - done -done -echo "done." --------------------------------cut here------------------------------------- diff -urN --exclude='*~' linux-2.6.10-rc3-original/MAINTAINERS linux-2.6.10-rc3/MAINTAINERS --- linux-2.6.10-rc3-original/MAINTAINERS 2004-12-03 16:53:57.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.10-rc3/MAINTAINERS 2004-12-12 10:20:50.162525787 -0500 @@ -1836,9 +1836,7 @@ S: Maintained RISCOM8 DRIVER -P: Dmitry Gorodchanin -L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org -S: Maintained +S: Orphan RTLINUX REALTIME LINUX P: Victor Yodaiken