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On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:42:14 +0200
Manuel Stahl <manuel.stahl@iis.fraunhofer.de> wrote:

> OK, here is an implementation with threaded irqs.

That simplified things nicely.  Does it still work?

> Still not sure about 
> the locking stuff. Maybe someone experienced with uart drivers can help?

The question is too general for anyone to answer, really.  Please
describe the specific issues in resonable detail?