8250.c::autoconfig() fails loopback test on MPC824[15]

Segher Boessenkool segher at kernel.crashing.org
Tue Aug 7 05:15:34 EST 2007


> Another option altogether would be to allow the device node to
> specify the linux specific serial port flags in a separate property,
> like "linux,uart-port-flags" that contains the same flags that
> setserial can set from user space. That would also be useful
> if you want to specify UPF_MAGIC_MULTIPLIER on certain high-speed
> ports, because it cannot be autoprobed.

Such high-speed ports should simply use a proper "compatible"
entry.  Similarly with the problem at hand.


Segher




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