On Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 10:09:46AM -0600, Bjorn Helgaas wrote: > > [ 2207.986873] smsc_ircc_present: can't get sir_base of 0x2e8 > > As of 2.6.23-rc2, we should have: > - probes for 8250 legacy devices (as in 2.6.21 and previous) > - smsc PNP probes turned off by default (2.6.21 and previous had > no PNP probes for smsc at all) > - some complicated PNP quirks for SMCf010 devices > > In other words, I think we're basically back where we started. The > 8250 driver should find a ttyS3 device at 0x2e8, and it should > claim those ports, which will prevent smsc from claiming them.
I use 8250.nr_uarts=1 appended to my kernel parameters on my laptop. Perfectly reliable workaround, but if it is possible to detect, then all the better! //Peter - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
