Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] serial:sunplus-uart:Add Sunplus SoC UART Driver

From: hammer hsieh
Date: Fri Dec 24 2021 - 04:05:11 EST


Hi, Greg KH:

8250 driver means create driver in drivers/tty/8250/ ?
and current I create driver in drivers/tty/serial/ not correct ?

Regards,
Hammer Hsieh

Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 於 2021年12月24日 週五 下午4:59寫道:
>
> On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 03:16:55PM +0800, hammer hsieh wrote:
> > Hi, Greg KH :
> >
> > In patch v1 coding quite mess, it is almost 2000 LOCs.
> > For down size code under 1000 LOCs, I decide to drop DMA function code
> > after patch v3.
> > I think that's the biggest difference compared with 8250.
> > Without DMA function, like you said it looks like 8250 variant.
> > I think I should put DMA function back in next submit.
>
> The 8250 driver handles DMA just fine today, why is your chip doing it
> differently? Are you sure it is a different chip? Who created a new
> uart chip these days?
>
> > Another question for why I need PORT_SLUNPLUS ?
> > I just check many other uart driver, almost all driver define their
> > own PORT number.
> > Actually, I didn't know about it.
> > Maybe some device like bluetooth(use uart port) need autoconfig.
> > Then it will call ioctl with TIOCSERCONFIG.
> > I don't have tool for calling type/config/request/release/verify.
>
> If you do not need it, and you can not test for it, please do not add
> it.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h