[PATCH 1/4] hvc_console: do not set low_latency
Alan Cox
alan at lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk
Thu Jan 8 23:36:19 EST 2009
> v2.6.16-rc1 via 33f0f88f1c51ae5c2d593d26960c760ea154c2e2
> [PATCH] TTY layer buffering revamp
>
> added this new api.
No - tty_flip_buffer_push is from 2.1.66 and with the same constraints
from the day it was added.
> Having the flag set for purely polled drivers will save delaying
> the work when receiving input for 1 jiffie.
>
>
> Index: work.git/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
> ===================================================================
> --- work.git.orig/drivers/char/hvc_console.c 2009-01-08 03:01:24.000000000 -0600
> +++ work.git/drivers/char/hvc_console.c 2009-01-08 03:01:51.000000000 -0600
> @@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ static int hvc_open(struct tty_struct *t
> } /* else count == 0 */
>
> tty->driver_data = hp;
> - tty->low_latency = 1; /* Makes flushes to ldisc synchronous. */
> + if (!hp->irq_requested)
> + tty->low_latency = 1; /* Makes flushes to ldisc synchronous. */
>
> hp->tty = tty;
Looks good to me
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