Re: [PATCH] serial driver PMC MSP71xx, kernel linux-mips.git mast er

[Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@ru.mvista.com>]

Hello.

Marc St-Jean wrote:

> > > I could use both iotype and type with a test on each for the appropriate
> > > bug, what do you recommend?
> >    I think iotype would be enough. You can't pass type for platform 
> > devices anyway, IIRC (the thing I don't quite like).
> I just found that out the hard way, it get's overwritten during autoconfig* and
> ends up back at PORT_16550A.
> I'm now trying to use my own iotype = UPIO_DWAPB and I've added it to all cases
> that check for UPIO_MEM. However at boot time I'm getting:
>         "serial8250: ttyS0 at *unknown* (irq = 27) is a 16550A".
> It looks like something outside of 8250.c must be checking for UPIO_MEM, I'm
> looking into it.
   Yeah, be sure to change serial_core.c as well (whereever you'll see 
UPIO_AU/TSI there)... Quite ugly. :-/
WBR, Sergei