linux-kernel - Re: commit 7e92b4fc34 - x86, serial: convert legacy COM ports to platform devices

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Date:	Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:07:53 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@...com>,
	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>,
	Sébastien Dugué <sebastien.dugue@...l.net>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: commit 7e92b4fc34 - x86, serial: convert legacy COM ports to
 platform devices - broke my serial console

> That cannot be a justification for breaking serial port probe that has 
> been working for 10+ years.

Agree. With my "nearest thing we have to a serial maintainer" hat on
please revert this Andrew. Bjorn - lets discuss putting the right APIs in
place so you can busy out serial ports from other drivers when they are a
shared resource.

Alan
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