Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:03:50 +1030 | From | David Newall <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.4: Back-port of pl2303.c from 2.6.24.1 |
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Greg KH wrote: > On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 10:00:58PM +0100, Willy Tarreau wrote: > >> I too agree to merge, it especially since it fixed several problems >> for David. However, I would like to know first if the same problems >> also happen with the 2.6 driver or if it is OK. The risk is getting >> 2.4 fixed and not 2.6, which could cause regressions for people upgrading >> from 2.4 to 2.6. Of course, a regression on a USB-serial adapter is >> not dramatic, but it's a general principle to keep in mind that 2.6 >> should be safe (or at least actively being fixed) when merging driver >> changes in 2.4. >> > > As far as I can tell, this was a backport of the current 2.6 driver, so > it should not have fixes that are not already in 2.6. > > David, is that true? >
That is true.
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