linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/11] serial: support for 16550 serial ports on LP-8x4x

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Message-ID: <20131202113052.GG16735@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Mon, 2 Dec 2013 11:30:53 +0000
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Sergei Ianovich <ynvich@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Eric Miao <eric.y.miao@...il.com>,
	Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...il.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	"open list:SERIAL DRIVERS" <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/11] serial: support for 16550 serial ports on LP-8x4x

On Sun, Dec 01, 2013 at 10:26:18AM +0400, Sergei Ianovich wrote:
> +static struct platform_device lp8x4x_device = {
> +	.name			= "serial8250",
> +	.id			= PLAT8250_DEV_ACCENT,

You should not re-use the enum value here.  The enum is designed as a
method to provide the platform devices with a unique id, not as a means
to identify the manufacturer or anything else like that.
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