Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:43:36 -0400 | | From | Aristeu Rozanski <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v1] 8250: add support for DTR/DSR hardware flow control | |
> > About a RS485 ioctl: could you consider the attached files which are already
> > in the Linux kernel (in include/asm-cris).
> > They define a TIOCSERSETRS485 (ioctl.h), and the data structure (rs485.h)
> > with allows to specify timings. Sounds just like what we want ?
>
> I had a deeper look at this for RS485 and the answer is "sort of". I've
> reworked the structure to keep it the same size irrespective of 32/64bit
> systems, and to make stuff flags that can be, plus add some extra u32
> words in case we need to (.. when we need to ;)) add stuff later.
>
> Comments, thoughts - will this do what people in the RS485 world need ?
as for DTR/DSR patch, will be used the same approach?
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Aristeu
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