kernel_optimize_test/arch/i386
Bjorn Helgaas 7e92b4fc34 x86, serial: convert legacy COM ports to platform devices
Make x86 COM ports into platform devices and don't probe for them
if we have PNP.

This prevents double discovery, where a device was found both by
the legacy probe and by 8250_pnp, e.g.,

    serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
    00:02: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A

This also means IRDA devices without a UART PNP ID will no longer be
claimed by the serial driver, which might require changes in IRDA
drivers and administration.

In addition to this patch, you may need to configure a setserial init
script, e.g., /etc/init.d/setserial, so it doesn't poke legacy UART
stuff back in.  On Debian, "dpkg-reconfigure setserial" with the "kernel"
option does this.

To force the old legacy probe behavior even when we have PNPBIOS or
ACPI, load the new legacy_serial module (or build 8250 static) with
the "legacy_serial.force" option.

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix makefiles]
Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@hp.com>
Cc: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>
Cc: Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>
Cc: Adam Belay <ambx1@neo.rr.com>
Cc: Matthieu CASTET <castet.matthieu@free.fr>
Cc: Jean Tourrilhes <jt@hpl.hp.com>
Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
Cc: Ville Syrjala <syrjala@sci.fi>
Cc: Russell King <rmk+serial@arm.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Samuel Ortiz <samuel@sortiz.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-08 11:15:23 -07:00
..
boot [PATCH] i386: Verify important CPUID bits in real mode 2007-05-02 19:27:20 +02:00
crypto [CRYPTO] api: Get rid of flags argument to setkey 2006-09-21 11:41:02 +10:00
kernel x86, serial: convert legacy COM ports to platform devices 2007-05-08 11:15:23 -07:00
lib [PATCH] i386: Remove copy_*_user BUG_ONs for (size < 0) 2007-05-02 19:27:21 +02:00
mach-default Add IRQF_IRQPOLL flag on i386 2007-05-08 11:15:22 -07:00
mach-es7000 ACPICA: Remove duplicate table manager 2007-02-02 21:14:28 -05:00
mach-generic [PATCH] i386: modpost apic related warning fixes 2007-05-02 19:27:08 +02:00
mach-visws Add IRQF_IRQPOLL flag on i386 2007-05-08 11:15:22 -07:00
mach-voyager Add IRQF_IRQPOLL flag on i386 2007-05-08 11:15:22 -07:00
math-emu [PATCH] i386: avoid gcc extension 2007-02-13 13:26:24 +01:00
mm header cleaning: don't include smp_lock.h when not used 2007-05-08 11:15:07 -07:00
oprofile move die notifier handling to common code 2007-05-08 11:15:04 -07:00
pci Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://one.firstfloor.org/home/andi/git/linux-2.6 2007-05-05 14:55:20 -07:00
power [PATCH] x86: Save and restore the fixed-range MTRRs of the BSP when suspending 2007-05-02 19:27:17 +02:00
defconfig [PATCH] i386: Update defconfig 2007-05-02 19:27:04 +02:00
Kconfig SLUB core 2007-05-07 12:12:53 -07:00
Kconfig.cpu [PATCH] i386: Verify important CPUID bits in real mode 2007-05-02 19:27:20 +02:00
Kconfig.debug [PATCH] i386: PARAVIRT: Remove CONFIG_DEBUG_PARAVIRT 2007-05-02 19:27:13 +02:00
Makefile [PATCH] x86: Drop cc-options call for all options supported in gcc 3.2+ 2007-05-02 19:27:06 +02:00
Makefile.cpu [PATCH] i386: Fix usage of -mtune when X86_GENERIC=y or CONFIG_MCORE2=y 2007-05-02 19:27:06 +02:00