linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] serial: rewrite pxa2xx-uart to use 8250

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Date:	Thu, 5 Dec 2013 16:02:53 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Sergei Ianovich <ynvich@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Zhou Zhu <zzhu3@...vell.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...il.com>,
	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	John Crispin <blogic@...nwrt.org>,
	"moderated list:ARM PORT" <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"open list:SERIAL DRIVERS" <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
	"open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND..." <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] serial: rewrite pxa2xx-uart to use 8250_core

On Fri, Dec 06, 2013 at 03:28:37AM +0400, Sergei Ianovich wrote:
> pxa2xx-uart was a separate uart platform driver. It was declaring
> the same device names and numbers as 8250 driver. As a result,
> it was impossible to use 8250 driver on PXA SoCs.
> 
> Upon closer examination pxa2xx-uart turned out to be a clone of
> 8250_core driver.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sergei Ianovich <ynvich@...il.com>
> CC: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
> CC: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

Wonderful!

Can someone else test this to verify it works for them on their platform
as well?

thanks,

greg k-h
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