Re: [Bug 10868] Oops on loading ipaq module since 2.6.26, preventsuse of device

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Thu Jul 03 2008 - 10:21:23 EST


On Thu, Jul 03, 2008 at 04:08:44PM +0200, Oliver Neukum wrote:
> Am Donnerstag 03 Juli 2008 10:57:33 schrieb Adrian Bunk:
> > On Thu, Jul 03, 2008 at 10:05:57AM +0200, Oliver Neukum wrote:
>
> > > As far as I can tell somebody changed the ipaq driver in 2.6.26-rc6. I cannot
> > > find the exact patch that did it in Greg's directory. As it causes a regression
> > > here's a reversal.
> >
> >
> > It was changed by:
>
> Thanks, did you do git magic?

I wouldn't call that "magic":

$ git-log v2.6.25.. drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c

>...
> > --- a/drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c
> > +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c
> > @@ -571,9 +571,9 @@ static struct usb_serial_driver ipaq_device = {
> > .usb_driver = &ipaq_driver,
> > .id_table = ipaq_id_table,
> > .num_interrupt_in = NUM_DONT_CARE,
> > - .num_bulk_in = 1,
> > - .num_bulk_out = 1,
> > - .num_ports = 1,
> > + .num_bulk_in = NUM_DONT_CARE,
> > + .num_bulk_out = NUM_DONT_CARE,
>
> This is good.

These fields are removed by a later commit in 2.6.26... 8-)

> > + .num_ports = 2,
>
> This is fatal.
>
> The patch I sent reverts only this part, so this issue is solved.
>
> Regards
> Oliver

cu
Adrian

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