Ignatios Souvatzis writes:
>after
>looking at the code, I realized that the damned NS16550 lookalikes don't
>have _hardware_ flow control, but only _software_ flow control (that is,
>if the interupt isn't serviced fast enough, you loose). 

Exactly.  The "real" NS16550s don't have builtin hardware flow control
either.  Steve Nuchia's USENET-II serial board does implement hardware
flow control with a clever hack.  I find it a bit price for a 16550
four port board, though.

Perhaps the fifo trigger level should be set to 4 instead of 8 for the
higher speeds in the com driver?
-- 
Christoph Badura	bad@flatlin.ka.sub.org

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