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Re: MPC860: quicc_smc_serial driver *issue*


On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 11:22, nprasad3@gmu.edu wrote:
> The driver is designed to operate in polling mode when buf_size 
> is set to 0, however putc does not check for the outbound buffer length. 
> 
> Issue
> -------
> 1. putc starts filling in the buffer (after the buffer is full, 
> txbd->length is beyond smc_chan->txsize) and flush routine keeps 
> getting called.
> 2. txbd->length gets reset only in the interrupt handler (*which 
> was never set because outbound buffer length is 0*) and hence this 
> never takes place.
> 
> I've made a change to putc to check and use 1 buffer for polling mode. 
> 
> Kindly please let me know how this patch can make it into the code 
> so that I don't have to patch it the next time, I get the source out 
> from cvs. All this is based on the assumption that the driver is intended 
> to be used in polling mode by making bufsize=0. 
> 
> Please let me know if I am missing something.

Please send your patch to ecos-patches@ecos.sourceware.org so we can
see what you've done.

-- 
Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>
MLB Associates


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