[PATCH 2/3] omap3: 3430sdp: add choice of UARTs for console

Gadiyar, Anand gadiyar at ti.com
Mon Apr 5 07:46:22 EDT 2010


Nishanth Menon wrote:
> On 04/05/2010 04:07 AM, Anand Gadiyar wrote:
> > The OMAP3 SDPs have both UART1 and UART3 available.
> > Historically, UART1 has been used for the console.
> >
> > Add a config option to select between these UARTs
> > (along the lines of what has been done for OMAP3 EVM)
> >

> I dont see a major reason for supporting UART1 other than historical 
> reasons, as UART3 seems capable of doing more than just debug terminal 
> alone (includes download aswell).. overall I dont see an issue, but 
> might be better to choose the terminal in a generic manner accross 
> platforms - as in, CONFIG_OMAP_SERIAL_UART1,2,3... for all platforms - 
> just my 2 cents.

Yup, sounds good. Let me see if I can make this generic.

- Anand



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