Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 6 Sep 2003 21:38:30 +0200 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] must fix generic_serial .c |
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On Mon, Sep 01, 2003 at 02:26:43PM +0800, Gordon Stanton wrote:
> Hi,
Hi Gordon,
> While trying to get most drivers in the kernel to compile, I had to skip a lot of the older ones that use cli() and sti() since deep knowledge is needed to fix those. Because of this I am asking that someone would please fix generic_serial.c in drivers/char and document in a HOWTO on the steps they took and the reasons behind it. This would help more people to be able to understand and fix a lot of the other drivers with the cli/sti problem. Even if the it wasn't generic_serial.c but one of the other serial drivers with the same problem, it still would be very instructive and help other to improve the kernel quicker.
it's a known problem that generic_serial doesn't compile in SMP kernels due to cli/sti problems.
Documentation/cli-sti-removal.txt already documents how to fix such drivers (although it's usually non-trivial).
> Gordon
cu Adrian
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