Re: RFC: run-time defining serial ports

["Gleb O. Raiko" <raiko@niisi.msk.ru>]

Marc Karasek wrote:
> 
> All boot monitors (YAMON, PMON,
> REDBOOT) initialize the serial port as part of there bootup for use as a
> debug monitor, etc.  Why should we have to redo something that is
> already taken care of.

Because we've got completely another policy of handling a device. For
example, a boot monitor (good one) must implement polling technique
only, Linux uses interrupt-driven technique (well, mostly). In general
case, Linux has to reinitialize a device after a boot monitor. It's
clear.

Regards,
Gleb.