I tried waiting for !port->write_urb_busy, but it didn't help. Looks like a small delay is the only way to do it. Signed-off-by: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) commit 66b10b12c5bee0d65834d7bb7a0620a7e0cd4e12 Author: Master <zaitcev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat Dec 5 15:01:05 2009 -0700 Add the delay on close while output drains. diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c index f978e08..3486d75 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c @@ -552,6 +552,16 @@ static void mct_u232_close(struct usb_serial_port *port) { dbg("%s port %d", __func__, port->number); + /* + * Since the driver is reverse-engineered, we don't know how to + * ask the device if bytes were actually transmitted. So, when + * writes return and our URBs have completed, the bits are still + * being sent. When we close and reopen, one data byte is lost. + * Nothing to it but sleep a little bit while transmit drains. + * RH bz#170490. + */ + msleep(2); + if (port->serial->dev) { /* shutdown our urbs */ usb_kill_urb(port->write_urb); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html