Bug#586913: linux-image-2.6.34-1-amd64: fix to qcserial to allow uploading of firmware

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 10:44:03PM +1000, Alex Samad wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Version: 2.6.34-1~experimental.2
> Severity: normal
> Tags: patch
> 
> Hi
> 
> there is a problem with qcserial since ... 2.6.32 I think - there is currently a regression bug. Seems like there was a change in the fifo
> the new method doesn't handle frmware uploads well....
> 
> There is a patch for qcserial and options modules to use a shared wwan module
> 
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.usb.general/29707
> 
> here is a link for the patchs
> 
> is it possible to add it to the 2.6.34 build 
[...]

These changes will be in 2.6.32-16 in unstable (and then testing).

We will probably include them in the next experimental upload, either as
a backport or by moving to upstream version 2.6.35-rc4.

Ben.

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