linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 3/3] serial: 8250

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Message-ID: <CAHp75VdgtLUY4PRq=k2Yn2zf+WyYt1bVxtJ+zUtywhe4uwj5fw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 21 Jan 2017 00:29:31 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
Cc:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
        One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-serial@...r.kernel.org" <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 3/3] serial: 8250_pci: remove exar code

On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 12:23 AM, Sudip Mukherjee
<sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com> wrote:
> From: Sudip Mukherjee <sudip.mukherjee@...ethink.co.uk>
>
> Remove the Exar specific codes from 8250_pci and blacklist those chips
> so that the new Exar serial driver binds to the devices.

> patch4? but those are from different vendor. They are with
> PCI_VENDOR_ID_COMMTECH. Then we should not name the file as 8250_exar.

But it seems it is using Exar behind the scenes. No?

> But if needed I can send a separate patch for that after this series is
> complete.

For me looks like logical continuation to this series. I'm fine with
separate patch later on.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko