Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:37:58 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] serial: cpm_uart: implement the cpm_uart_early_write() function for console poll |
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On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 10:10:48AM +0800, DDD wrote: > Greg KH wrote: > >On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 11:13:40AM +0800, Dongdong Deng wrote: > >>The cpm_uart_early_write() function which was used for console poll > >>isn't implemented in the cpm uart driver. > >> > >>Implementing this function both fixes the build and allows > >>kgdboc to work via the cpm uart. > > > >So this is needed for the .35 release, right? Any older kernel releases > >as well? > > Yes, it is needed for the .35 release. > > The cpm_uart_early_write() of cpm_uart was introduced at 2.6.27, > so this patch is needed from 2.6.27.
So no one has noticed that the driver doesn't build at all since the .27 kernel release? Over 2 years? I hardly think that it's a rush to fix it over the next few weeks then :)
I'll go queue it up.
thanks,
greg k-h
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