Re: [PATCH] 8250: make probing for TXEN bug a config option

2007-03-14 Thread Vitaly Wool
On 2/14/07, Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think this should be a module option/boot parameter, not a config-time option. NM, the recent changes in 8250 driver eliminated the need for this patch :) Vitaly - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel"

Re: [PATCH] 8250: make probing for TXEN bug a config option

2007-03-14 Thread Vitaly Wool
On 2/14/07, Andrew Morton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think this should be a module option/boot parameter, not a config-time option. NM, the recent changes in 8250 driver eliminated the need for this patch :) Vitaly - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in

Re: [PATCH] 8250: make probing for TXEN bug a config option

2007-02-14 Thread Andrew Morton
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:41:53 -0800 "Vitaly Wool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/14/07, Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:37:52 +0300 "Vitaly Wool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hmm, why? I can't think of a platform where one 8250-compatible UART is > > >

Re: [PATCH] 8250: make probing for TXEN bug a config option

2007-02-14 Thread Vitaly Wool
On 2/14/07, Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:37:52 +0300 "Vitaly Wool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm, why? I can't think of a platform where one 8250-compatible UART is > problematic and another isn't :) > Is it not possible that the same kernel package can be

Re: [PATCH] 8250: make probing for TXEN bug a config option

2007-02-14 Thread Andrew Morton
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:37:52 +0300 "Vitaly Wool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/14/07, Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I think this should be a module option/boot parameter, not a config-time > > option. > > > > > Hmm, why? I can't think of a platform where one 8250-compatible

Re: [PATCH] 8250: make probing for TXEN bug a config option

2007-02-14 Thread Andrew Morton
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:37:52 +0300 Vitaly Wool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/14/07, Andrew Morton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think this should be a module option/boot parameter, not a config-time option. Hmm, why? I can't think of a platform where one 8250-compatible UART is

Re: [PATCH] 8250: make probing for TXEN bug a config option

2007-02-14 Thread Vitaly Wool
On 2/14/07, Andrew Morton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:37:52 +0300 Vitaly Wool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmm, why? I can't think of a platform where one 8250-compatible UART is problematic and another isn't :) Is it not possible that the same kernel package can be installed

Re: [PATCH] 8250: make probing for TXEN bug a config option

2007-02-14 Thread Andrew Morton
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:41:53 -0800 Vitaly Wool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/14/07, Andrew Morton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:37:52 +0300 Vitaly Wool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmm, why? I can't think of a platform where one 8250-compatible UART is problematic and

Re: [PATCH] 8250: make probing for TXEN bug a config option

2007-02-13 Thread Andrew Morton
On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 19:43:17 +0300 Vitaly Wool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ^^^ Sorry. > Hello Andrew, > > probing for UART_BUG_TXEN in 8250 driver leads to weird effects on some ARM > boards (pnx4008 for instance). That is, the driver detects UART_BUG_TXEN > (though it

Re: [PATCH] 8250: make probing for TXEN bug a config option

2007-02-13 Thread Andrew Morton
On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 19:43:17 +0300 Vitaly Wool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ^^^ Sorry. Hello Andrew, probing for UART_BUG_TXEN in 8250 driver leads to weird effects on some ARM boards (pnx4008 for instance). That is, the driver detects UART_BUG_TXEN (though it apparently

[PATCH] 8250: make probing for TXEN bug a config option

2006-12-26 Thread Vitaly Wool
Hello Andrew, probing for UART_BUG_TXEN in 8250 driver leads to weird effects on some ARM boards (pnx4008 for instance). That is, the driver detects UART_BUG_TXEN (though it apparently shouldn't) and it leads to symbol loss in console on input (i. e. you input 'a' and you get nothing, then

[PATCH] 8250: make probing for TXEN bug a config option

2006-12-26 Thread Vitaly Wool
Hello Andrew, probing for UART_BUG_TXEN in 8250 driver leads to weird effects on some ARM boards (pnx4008 for instance). That is, the driver detects UART_BUG_TXEN (though it apparently shouldn't) and it leads to symbol loss in console on input (i. e. you input 'a' and you get nothing, then