linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] 8250: option 'force

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Message-ID: <20160727130923.4c20524b@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 27 Jul 2016 13:09:23 +0100
From:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Max Staudt <mstaudt@...e.de>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 8250: option 'force_polling' for buggy IRQs

> I simply thought this patch may be useful for other people as well, that's
> why I sent it upstream.

If you set the IRQ to 0 it should poll anyway (0 means 'no IRQ') so I
don't think the option is needed. At least it seems sufficient to get me
by when I meet buggy PC BIOSes and the like

Alan