Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Thu, 20 Nov 2003 16:23:26 +0100 | Subject | 2.4.x parport_serial link order bug (only works as a module) | From | Marek Michalkiewicz <> |
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Hello,
I've just looked at the 2.4.x changelog (up to 2.4.23-rc2) and still don't see any fix for the parport_serial link order bug fix. Without it, the driver (which handles various PCI multi I/O serial+parallel cards) only works as a module (broken when compiled into the kernel, because parport_serial must be initialised after serial).
I've tried to submit the fix a few times since 2.4.19 or so, with no success so far. Is there any hope that it would go into 2.4.23?
The patch is here (can be updated to 2.4.23-rc if you are interested):
http://www.amelek.gda.pl/linux-patches/2.4.21/00_parport_serial
Quite big, but the largest part of it simply moves parport_serial.c from drivers/parport/ to drivers/char/ without changing a single line inside the file. Really, no 2-line local root backdoors inserted ;-)
In the same directory, you can also find the NetMos patch, which should be applied after the parport_serial link order bugfix patch. Yes, I'm still using a few NM9835 cards, no problems except having to patch each kernel version forever. This boring task would be easier for me if at least the simple parport_serial link order fix would be accepted...
Thanks, Marek
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