linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] serial: 8250: Enable 16550A variants by default on non-x86

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Message-ID: <20200526160530.GA467000@localhost>
Date:   Tue, 26 May 2020 09:05:30 -0700
From:   Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] serial: 8250: Enable 16550A variants by default on
 non-x86

On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 11:47:44AM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 01:40:06AM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> > Some embedded devices still use these serial ports; make sure they're
> > still enabled by default on architectures more likely to have them, to
> > avoid rendering someone's console unavailable.
> > 
> > Fixes: dc56ecb81a0a ("serial: 8250: Support disabling mdelay-filled probes of 16550A variants")
> > Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
> > ---
> > 
> > Based on user reports from embedded devices that need these variants.
> 
> No "reported-by:" lines for these people?  Not even the author of the
> other competing patch for this issue?

Genuinely forgot that the "Reported-by" tag existed; thank you for the
reminder. Will fix.

- Josh Triplett