From: James Nelson <james4765@gmail.com>
I could not locate the original author or any active support effort being
done.
This is definitely an orphaned driver.
Signed-off-by: James Nelson <james4765@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
---
25-akpm/Documentation/riscom8.txt | 40 ++++++++++----------------------------
25-akpm/MAINTAINERS | 4 ---
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
diff -puN Documentation/riscom8.txt~riscom8-update-staus-and-documentation-of-driver Documentation/riscom8.txt
--- 25/Documentation/riscom8.txt~riscom8-update-staus-and-documentation-of-driver Mon Dec 13 14:28:11 2004
+++ 25-akpm/Documentation/riscom8.txt Mon Dec 13 14:28:11 2004
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
+* NOTE - this is an unmaintained driver. The original author cannot be located.
+
+SDL Communications is now SBS Technologies, and does not have any
+information on these ancient ISA cards on their website.
+
+James Nelson <james4765@gmail.com> - 12-12-2004
+
This is the README for RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver
- (C) 1994-1996 D.Gorodchanin (pgmdsg@ibi.com)
+ (C) 1994-1996 D.Gorodchanin
See file LICENSE for terms and conditions.
NOTE: English is not my native language.
@@ -10,47 +17,20 @@ Misc. notes for RISCom/8 serial driver,
1) This driver can support up to 4 boards at time.
Use string "riscom8=0xXXX,0xXXX,0xXXX,0xXXX" at LILO prompt, for
setting I/O base addresses for boards. If you compile driver
- as module use insmod options "iobase=0xXXX iobase1=0xXXX iobase2=..."
+ as module use modprobe options "iobase=0xXXX iobase1=0xXXX iobase2=..."
2) The driver partially supports famous 'setserial' program, you can use almost
any of its options, excluding port & irq settings.
3) There are some misc. defines at the beginning of riscom8.c, please read the
comments and try to change some of them in case of problems.
-
+
4) I consider the current state of the driver as BETA.
- If you REALLY think you found a bug, send me e-mail, I hope I'll
- fix it. For any other problems please ask support@sdlcomm.com.
5) SDL Communications WWW page is http://www.sdlcomm.com.
-6) You can use the script at the end of this file to create RISCom/8 devices.
+6) You can use the MAKEDEV program to create RISCom/8 /dev/ttyL* entries.
7) Minor numbers for first board are 0-7, for second 8-15, etc.
22 Apr 1996.
-
--------------------------------cut here-------------------------------------
-#!/bin/bash
-NORMAL_DEVICE=/dev/ttyL
-CALLOUT_DEVICE=/dev/cuL
-NORMAL_MAJOR=48
-CALLOUT_MAJOR=49
-
-echo "Creating devices... "
-for i in 0 1 2 3; do
- echo "Board No $[$i+1]"
- for j in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7; do
- k=$[ 8 * $i + $j]
- rm -f $NORMAL_DEVICE$k
- mknod $NORMAL_DEVICE$k c $NORMAL_MAJOR $k
- chmod a+rw $NORMAL_DEVICE$k
- echo -n $NORMAL_DEVICE$k" "
- rm -f $CALLOUT_DEVICE$k
- mknod $CALLOUT_DEVICE$k c $CALLOUT_MAJOR $k
- chmod a+rw $CALLOUT_DEVICE$k
- echo $CALLOUT_DEVICE$k
- done
-done
-echo "done."
--------------------------------cut here-------------------------------------
diff -puN MAINTAINERS~riscom8-update-staus-and-documentation-of-driver MAINTAINERS
--- 25/MAINTAINERS~riscom8-update-staus-and-documentation-of-driver Mon Dec 13 14:28:11 2004
+++ 25-akpm/MAINTAINERS Mon Dec 13 14:28:11 2004
@@ -1836,9 +1836,7 @@ L: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org
S: Maintained
RISCOM8 DRIVER
-P: Dmitry Gorodchanin
-L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
-S: Maintained
+S: Orphan
RTLINUX REALTIME LINUX
P: Victor Yodaiken
_