Re: [PATCH] ARM: debug: enable UART1 for socfpga Cyclone5

From: Dinh Nguyen
Date: Tue Oct 23 2018 - 16:35:36 EST




On 10/23/2018 09:44 AM, ClÃment PÃron wrote:
> HI Dinh,
>
> On Tue, 23 Oct 2018 at 16:04, Dinh Nguyen <dinguyen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi ClÃment,
>>
>> On 10/09/2018 06:28 AM, ClÃment PÃron wrote:
>>> Cyclone5 and Arria10 doesn't have the same memory map for UART1.
>>>
>>> Split the SOCFPGA_UART1 into 2 options to allow debugging on UART1 for Cylone5.
>>>
>>
>> I'm not sure the need for this patch. Are there any cyclone5 based
>> boards that has UART1 as the debug uart? I see that all of them are
>> using UART0.
>
> There is no upstream device with this UART used. But the board I have
> use it, and there is no limitation to not have it available upstream
> no ?
>

I see. Then I don't think the patch is applicable because none of the
upstream devices need it. Now, if you were to upstream your board that
uses UART1, then there will be a case for this patch. Do you agree?

Dinh