[PATCH] Don't shutdown TX on mpc5200 serial port if it is a console

Bartlomiej Sieka tur at semihalf.com
Fri Apr 20 23:28:04 EST 2007


Grant Likely wrote:
> If the serial port gets shut down, then console output stalls.  9 out
> of 10 kernel hackers agree, this is a bad thing.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely at secretlab.ca>
> ---
> 
> Wolfgang, please verify this new patch.  Sylvain rightly pointed out that
> RX and interrupts should be turned off regardless.  If it works for you,
> please reply with a Signed-of-by line.

Patch verified on a MPC5200B-based board.

Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Sieka <tur at semihalf.com>


Regards,
Bartlomiej



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