linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.2 044/107] serial: 8250: bind to ALi Fast Infrared Controller (ALI5123)

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Date:	Fri, 09 Oct 2015 01:12:28 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
CC:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	"Maciej S. Szmigiero" <mail@...iej.szmigiero.name>,
	"Greg Kroah-Hartman" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH 3.2 044/107] serial: 8250: bind to ALi Fast Infrared
 Controller (ALI5123)

3.2.72-rc1 review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: "Maciej S. Szmigiero" <mail@...iej.szmigiero.name>

commit 1d7002777a8fe8188caaa98d4a8eb4ed298fcdae upstream.

This way this device can be used with irtty-sir -
at least on Toshiba Satellite A20-S103 it is not configured by default
and needs PNP activation before it starts to respond on I/O ports.

This device has actually its own driver (ali-ircc),
but this driver seems to be non-functional for a very long time
(see http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.irda.general/484
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.network.protocols.obex.openobex.user/943
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=535070 ).

Signed-off-by: Maciej Szmigiero <mail@...iej.szmigiero.name>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
[bwh: Backported to 3.2:
 - Drop change to acpi_pnp.c, as there's no need to whitelist ACPI devices
   for the PNP bus
 - Adjust filename]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
---
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250_pnp.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250_pnp.c
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ static const struct pnp_device_id pnp_de
 	{	"AEI1240",		0	},
 	/* Rockwell 56K ACF II Fax+Data+Voice Modem */
 	{	"AKY1021",		0 /*SPCI_FL_NO_SHIRQ*/	},
+	/*
+	 * ALi Fast Infrared Controller
+	 * Native driver (ali-ircc) is broken so at least
+	 * it can be used with irtty-sir.
+	 */
+	{	"ALI5123",		0	},
 	/* AZT3005 PnP SOUND DEVICE */
 	{	"AZT4001",		0	},
 	/* Best Data Products Inc. Smart One 336F PnP Modem */

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