linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] TTY: hvc_dcc: probe for a JTAG connection before registering

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Message-ID: <52604933.20007@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:31:47 -0500
From:	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Paolo Pisati <paolo.pisati@...onical.com>,
	Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] TTY: hvc_dcc: probe for a JTAG connection before registering

On 10/17/2013 03:20 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 02:16:37PM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com> wrote:
>>> From: Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>
>>>
>>> Enabling the ARM DCC console and using without a JTAG connection will
>>> simply hang the system. Since distros like to turn on all options, this
>>> is a reoccurring problem to debug. We can do better by checking if
>>> anything is attached and handling characters. There is no way to probe
>>> this, so send a newline and check that it is handled.
>>>
>>> Cc: Paolo Pisati <paolo.pisati@...onical.com>
>>> Cc: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
>>> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
>>> Cc: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
>>> Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>
>>> ---
>>> v2: use time_is_after_jiffies
>>>
>>>  drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>>  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
>>
>> Greg, Jiri,
>>
>> Can you please apply.
> 
> I already did, didn't you get an email saying it was applied to my tree?

Ah, yes. Found it buried in my work email. Sorry about that.

Rob

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