From jt@bougret.hpl.hp.com Fri Oct 5 03:08:04 2001 Return-Path: Delivered-To: claudiuc@work.ro Received: (qmail 30041 invoked from network); 5 Oct 2001 00:36:53 -0000 Received: from david.localdomain (HELO simon-say-hello) (nobody@192.168.1.3) by work.ro with SMTP; 5 Oct 2001 00:36:53 -0000 Received: (qmail 4117 invoked from network); 5 Oct 2001 00:36:53 -0000 Received: from server.pasta.cs.uit.no (@129.242.16.119) by 193.231.230.26 with SMTP; 5 Oct 2001 00:36:53 -0000 Received: from server.pasta.cs.uit.no (IDENT:mailman@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server.pasta.cs.uit.no (8.11.6/8.11.3) with ESMTP id f950F4A27888; Fri, 5 Oct 2001 02:15:04 +0200 (CEST) Received: from deimos.hpl.hp.com (deimos.hpl.hp.com [192.6.19.190]) by server.pasta.cs.uit.no (8.11.6/8.11.3) with ESMTP id f9508HA27739 for ; Fri, 5 Oct 2001 02:08:18 +0200 (CEST) Received: from spica.hpl.hp.com (spica.hpl.hp.com [15.25.0.163]) by deimos.hpl.hp.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18546)/HPL-PA Relay) with ESMTP id RAA24316; Thu, 4 Oct 2001 17:08:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bougret.hpl.hp.com (mail@bougret.hpl.hp.com [15.4.92.227]) by spica.hpl.hp.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3 HPLabs Timeshare) with ESMTP id RAA13372; Thu, 4 Oct 2001 17:08:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from jt by bougret.hpl.hp.com with local (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 15pIX6-0000rN-00; Thu, 04 Oct 2001 17:08:04 -0700 To: Linus Torvalds , Alan Cox , Linux kernel mailing list , linux-irda@pasta.cs.UiT.No Message-ID: <20011004170804.A3290@bougret.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 Subject: [Linux-IrDA]New batch of IrDA patches for 2.4.11-pre3 Sender: linux-irda-admin@pasta.cs.uit.no Errors-To: linux-irda-admin@pasta.cs.uit.no X-BeenThere: linux-irda@pasta.cs.UiT.No X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: linux-irda@pasta.cs.uit.no X-Reply-To: jt@hpl.hp.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: The Pasta Projects Linux-IrDA Forum List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 17:08:04 -0700 Status: R X-Status: N 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 _______________________________________________ Linux-IrDA mailing list - Linux-IrDA@pasta.cs.UiT.No http://www.pasta.cs.UiT.No/mailman/listinfo/linux-irda