Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 14 Nov 2001 13:57:28 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: Fw: [Patch] Some updates to serial-5.05 |
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Stuart MacDonald wrote: > > Doubtful. When applied to 2.4.x-current: > > > > [jgarzik@rum linux_2_4]$ patch drivers/char/serial.c < ~/tmp/patch > > patching file drivers/char/serial.c > > Hunk #1 FAILED at 1405. > > Hunk #2 FAILED at 2514. > > Hunk #3 FAILED at 2572. > > Hunk #4 FAILED at 3968. > > patch: **** malformed patch at line 55: { > > You're right, the patches tend not to apply to non-5.05 versions. > However, applying them to 2.4.14 doesn't give me the above. What > exactly is 2.4.x-current, and where can I get it?
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/testing/
But it looks like your patch should be able to apply with little or no modification, versus 2.4.15-pre4 or 2.4.14 release.
> I'll do a patch set against 5.05c, should rmk or tytso request it. > Unless you're also a serial maintainer of some description?
I converted serial.c to support cardbus/hotplug, and have merged a patch or two due to absence of maintainer...
Jeff
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