Re: [PATCH v3] USB: qcserial: expose methods for modem control

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On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 11:52:41AM -0700, Magnus Lynch wrote:
> The qcserial driver fails to expose the .tiocmget and .tiocmset methods
> available from usb_wwan. These methods are required by ioctl commands
> dealing with the modem control signals DTR, RTS, etc.
> 
> With these methods not set ioctl calls intended to control the DTR state
> will fail. For example, pppd drops and raises DTR in preparation to
> dialing the modem, which handles the case of the modem already being
> connected by making it hang up and return to command mode. DTR control
> being unavailable will lead to a protracted failure to connect as the
> modem will be stuck in a state not responsive to command.
> 
> I have tested that with this patch the described case is handled
> successfully. There is an analogous method for .ioctl available from
> usb_wwan (as used in option.c) but I conservatively omitted that for
> lack of familiarity.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Magnus Lynch <maglyx@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> ---
> Apologies for bad formatting. Further attempting to resolve that.

Thanks for fixing it up, all looks good now. 

Applied for -next.

Thanks,
Johan
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