Hi, The baycom_ser_fdx driver did not allow i/o ports >= 0x1000. Now that there are pci cards (with rs232 ports) which use for example 0xb800 this limit should not exists. Also, for non kernel coders find the cause of problems was challenging so I added extra logging.
Signed-off-by: Folkert van Heusden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- ./drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_ser_fdx.c.org 2007-03-04 22:24:47.000000000 +0100 +++ ./drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_ser_fdx.c 2007-03-04 22:25:47.000000000 +0100 @@ -413,11 +413,15 @@ if (!dev || !bc) return -ENXIO; - if (!dev->base_addr || dev->base_addr > 0x1000-SER12_EXTENT || - dev->irq < 2 || dev->irq > 15) + if (!dev->base_addr || dev->base_addr > 0xffff-SER12_EXTENT || + dev->irq < 2 || dev->irq > 15) { + printk(KERN_INFO "baycom_ser_fdx: invalid portnumber\n"); return -ENXIO; - if (bc->baud < 300 || bc->baud > 4800) + } + if (bc->baud < 300 || bc->baud > 4800) { + printk(KERN_INFO "baycom_ser_fdx: invalid baudrate\n"); return -EINVAL; + } if (!request_region(dev->base_addr, SER12_EXTENT, "baycom_ser_fdx")) { printk(KERN_WARNING "BAYCOM_SER_FSX: I/O port 0x%04lx busy \n", dev->base_addr); Folkert van Heusden -- MultiTail ist eine flexible Applikation um Logfiles und Kommando Eingaben zu überprüfen. Inkl. Filter, Farben, Zusammenführen, Ansichten etc. http://www.vanheusden.com/multitail/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone: +31-6-41278122, PGP-key: 1F28D8AE, www.vanheusden.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/