[PATCH] serial/of-serial: Add 16654 chip to compatible string list

Roland Stigge stigge at antcom.de
Mon May 28 14:17:58 EDT 2012


On 28/05/12 20:01, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
>> Now, introducing a new type, can I add to 8250.c's uart_config[] by
>> introducing a new type (no. 22) after PORT_XR17D15X? Unfortunately,
>> there are the "ARM specific type numbers" after current PORT_MAX_8250
>> (21), but those are not listed in 8250.c's uart_config[]. Or how am I
>> supposed to add a new type?
> 
> If it's 8250, stick it in with the group, otherwise the array will
> become stupidly large.  That's why there's a separation of the two.

Do you mean adding one element to uart_config[] and increasing
PORT_MAX_8250 (actually, the size of uart_config[]) by one? I would also
need to increase the indices of all the following "ARM specific type
numbers" by one (the second group).

Or did I get sth. wrong here?

Thanks in advance,

Roland



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