Re: [PARPORT] Bug in parport_pc.c

From: Tim Waugh (twaugh@redhat.com)
Date: Tue Nov 21 2000 - 11:42:50 EST

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    On Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 05:13:00PM +0100, Roland Kuck wrote:

    > writting a printer driver I discoverd a bug in the parport_pc
    > code. When using the FIFO to write data in ECP mode to the printer
    > after data was read it an error occurs. No error occured when not
    > using the FIFO (i.e. the software implementation of the ECP protocol
    > in ieee1284_ops.c). I used kernel 2.4.0-test10 and 2.4.0-test11 and
    > my driver used the user level api.

    Thanks for spotting this. I've applied your fix to my tree, and will
    push it to Linus soon.

    > The read-routine seems to have the same bug, but as it isn't used at
    > the momement anyways ...

    Not sure. It agrees with the ieee1284_ops version at least.

    Tim.
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