ftdi-sio regression patch for jaunty

Alessio Igor Bogani abogani at ubuntu.com
Fri Jul 24 10:43:17 UTC 2009


Hi,

2009/7/24 Stefan Bader <stefan.bader at canonical.com>:
> Jim Paris wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> 2.6.28 kernels (only) have a reference counting bug in ftdi_sio that
>> frequently renders /dev/ttyUSBn devices useless when they're closed,
>> fixed only by a reboot.  The bug was fixed in 2.6.29 by a9fec7102f.
>> Please consider applying it to your 2.6.28 kernels.
>>
>> (Should fix Ubuntu bugs #376128, #397499)
>>
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> thanks for the patch and the info. ACK from me as I think the change is
> sensible and confined enough to be sure this won't cause hidden regressions and
> the bug(s) (though not critical) is/are worth fixing.
>
> -Stefan

ACK.

If my vote count something obviusly :)

Ciao,
Alessio




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