linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] serial: 8250_dw: Improve unwritable LCR workaround

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Message-ID: <CAAYSxhquguBiqczOieDYCsgtMLLdkA-2hakJ9qZaCBpL_r8paw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 27 Nov 2013 18:46:28 -0800
From:	Tim Kryger <tim.kryger@...aro.org>
To:	Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel.garcia@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Patch Tracking <patches@...aro.org>,
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>,
	Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>,
	Lior Amsalem <alior@...vell.com>,
	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
	ARM Kernel List <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] serial: 8250_dw: Improve unwritable LCR workaround

On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Ezequiel Garcia
<ezequiel.garcia@...e-electrons.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 03:03:03PM -0800, Tim Kryger wrote:

>> An external device may be keeping the UART busy and preventing LCR
>> from being written.
>>
>> What device is attached to ttyS1?
>
> There's no device attached at ttyS1. I've just tested this in another
> box and it seems the same error is obtained on each unused port:

Do you know if your UART pins have pull up resistors?

If you can, try attaching something to an unused port.

-Tim
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