linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 00/10] serial: uartps: Add run time support for more IPs than hardcoded 2

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Message-ID: <ac23383e-3d54-1cd2-c1f4-219c8ee306d2@xilinx.com>
Date:   Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:54:31 +0200
From:   Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
To:     Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
        Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de>, <shubhraj@...inx.com>,
        <robh@...nel.org>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 00/10] serial: uartps: Add run time support for more
 IPs than hardcoded 2

Hi Greg,

On 3.9.2018 15:10, Michal Simek wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> this series is trying to address discussion I had with Alan in past
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9738445/ and also with Rob in v1
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/4/26/551.
> 
> These patches are doing preparation to enable dynamic ID port allocation
> which is capable to create devices with higher IDs.
> 
> For example this is how it works.
> uart0 on higher alias
> serial0 = &uart1;
> serial30 = &uart0;
> 
> ~# ls -la /dev/ttyPS*
> crw-------    1 root     root      252,   0 Jun  6 12:19 /dev/ttyPS0
> crw--w----    1 root     root      253, 100 Jan  1  1970 /dev/ttyPS30
> 
> Thanks,
> Michal
> 
> Changes in v3:
> - New patch found by testing
> - New patch - can be sent separately but there is dependency that's why
>   sent in this series
> - Fix uart_unregister_driver() in error path or when driver is removed.
> - Change commit message
> - s/,/;/ in filling structure
> - get cdns_uart_uart_driver out of PS_UART_CONSOLE ifdefs
> - New patch in series
> - Rebase on the top of previous broken patch
> - Change patch subject ("was serial: uartps: Remove CDNS_UART_NR_PORTS
>   macro")
> - Keep CDNS_UART_NR_PORTS in this patch and remove it in next one and
>   align commit message to reflect this
> - Allocate struct console dynamically too to be unique for every
>   instance
> - Cleanup error path
> - New patch in series
> 
> Changes in v2:
> - new patch - it can be sent separately too
> - new patch - it can be sent separately too
> - new patch - it can be sent separately too
> - Remove nr field logic
> - new patch - it can be sent separately too
> - Register one uart_driver with unique minor at probe time
> 
> Michal Simek (9):
>   serial: uartps: console_setup() can't be placed to init section
>   serial: uartps: Do not initialize field to zero again
>   serial: uartps: Do not use static struct uart_driver out of probe()
>   serial: uartps: Move alias reading higher in probe()
>   serial: uartps: Move register to probe based on run time detection
>   serial: uartps: Fill struct uart_driver in probe()
>   serial: uartps: Change logic how console_port is setup
>   serial: uartps: Register own uart console and driver structures
>   serial: uartps: Move Port ID to device data structure
> 
> Nava kishore Manne (1):
>   serial: uartps: Fix suspend functionality
> 
>  drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c | 203 +++++++++++++++++++------------------
>  1 file changed, 107 insertions(+), 96 deletions(-)
> 

Can you please look at this series?
I have sent 2 more patches on the top of this series where OF patch was
reviewed by Rob already.

Thanks,
Michal