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: <20180918120140.GA31835@kroah.com>
Date:   Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:01:40 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
        Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de>, shubhraj@...inx.com,
        robh@...nel.org, 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

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 01:54:31PM +0200, Michal Simek wrote:
> 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.

My tty queue is a bit lagging right now, sorry, will get to that soon...

greg k-h