Fwd: [PATCH 1/1] tty: Mark generic_serial users as BROKEN

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Sat Oct 31 2009 - 09:38:46 EST


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 23:13
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] tty: Mark generic_serial users as BROKEN
To: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxx>, Greg
Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>


From: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

There isn't much else I can do with these. I can find no hardware for any
of them and no users. The code is broken.

Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
---
Âarch/m68k/Kconfig  Â|  Â6 +++---
Âdrivers/char/Kconfig | Â Â6 +++---
Â2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
index 29dd848..ecdc19a 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ config HPAPCI

Âconfig MVME147_SCC
   Âbool "SCC support for MVME147 serial ports"
- Â Â Â depends on MVME147
+ Â Â Â depends on MVME147 && BROKEN
   Âhelp
    ÂThis is the driver for the serial ports on the Motorola MVME147
    Âboards. ÂEveryone using one of these boards should say Y here.
@@ -576,14 +576,14 @@ config SERIAL167

Âconfig MVME162_SCC
   Âbool "SCC support for MVME162 serial ports"
- Â Â Â depends on MVME16x
+ Â Â Â depends on MVME16x && BROKEN
   Âhelp
    ÂThis is the driver for the serial ports on the Motorola MVME162 and
    Â172 boards. ÂEveryone using one of these boards should say Y here.

Âconfig BVME6000_SCC
   Âbool "SCC support for BVME6000 serial ports"
- Â Â Â depends on BVME6000
+ Â Â Â depends on BVME6000 && BROKEN
   Âhelp
    ÂThis is the driver for the serial ports on the BVME4000 and BVME6000
    Âboards from BVM Ltd. ÂEveryone using one of these boards should say
diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index 08a6f50..6aad99e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ config SPECIALIX

Âconfig SX
   Âtristate "Specialix SX (and SI) card support"
- Â Â Â depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || EISA || ISA)
+ Â Â Â depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || EISA || ISA) && BROKEN
   Âhelp
    ÂThis is a driver for the SX and SI multiport serial cards.
    ÂPlease read the file <file:Documentation/serial/sx.txt> for details.
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ config SX

Âconfig RIO
   Âtristate "Specialix RIO system support"
- Â Â Â depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
+ Â Â Â depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && BROKEN
   Âhelp
    ÂThis is a driver for the Specialix RIO, a smart serial card which
    Âdrives an outboard box that can support up to 128 ports. ÂProduct
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ config NOZOMI

Âconfig A2232
   Âtristate "Commodore A2232 serial support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- Â Â Â depends on EXPERIMENTAL && ZORRO && BROKEN_ON_SMP
+ Â Â Â depends on EXPERIMENTAL && ZORRO && BROKEN
   Â---help---
    ÂThis option supports the 2232 7-port serial card shipped with the
    ÂAmiga 2000 and other Zorro-bus machines, dating from 1989. ÂAt
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1.6.4.2

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Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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