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Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2016 01:30:46 +0900
From: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To: Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
Cc: linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
devicetree@...r.kernel.org, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
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Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] serial: earlycon: rework common framework for earlycon declarations
Hi Peter,
2016-02-13 0:17 GMT+09:00 Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>:
> On 02/12/2016 02:36 AM, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
>> Commit 71f50c6d9a22 ("of: drop symbols declared by _OF_DECLARE() from
>> modules") fixed the link error introduced by commit b8d20e06eaad
>> ("serial: 8250_uniphier: add earlycon support").
>>
>> After commit 2eaa790989e0 ("earlycon: Use common framework for
>> earlycon declarations") was applied, the link error came back
>> because the commit reworked OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE() to not use
>> _OF_DECLARE().
>
> What link error are you getting?
The combination of CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
and CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_UNIPHIER=m causes a link error.
>
>> This commit reworks OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE() again based on
>> _OF_DECLARE(). My motivations are:
>>
>> - Fix the link error in a generic way (without patching
>> drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c)
>>
>> - Delete struct earlycon_id. This struct is re-inventing the wheel;
>> the fields "name", "compatible", "setup" can be implemented in
>> struct of_device_id as other frameworks do.
>
> This patch basically reverts the common framework.
> What happens when not building with OF? Does it still declare the
> earlycon table?
Ah, I missed this. (sigh)
Earlycon must still work without OF.
My way only works with OF.
I really screwed up. Sorry.
Just disregard this patch.
--
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada
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