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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:34:34 +0100 From: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> To: Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@...com>, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, "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 On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:47:14 -0400 Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> wrote: > Bjorn Helgaas wrote: > > The IR driver would be the clear owner of the entire device. Of course, > > this still only works if we get rid of the 8250 blind probe for 0x3e8 > > or figure out some API for the IR driver to tell the 8250 driver to get > > its mitts off. > > > Load driver B before loading driver A. Completely impractical. Devices may be hotplug, there may be combinations of ordering required and since you have to build serial in for serial console its a total non starter Alan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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