Re: 2.3.x Vrc-5074 UART support

From: Geert Uytterhoeven (Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com)
Date: Sun Feb 20 2000 - 07:29:13 EST


On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Theodore Y. Ts'o wrote:
> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:22:51 +0100 (MET)
> From: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com>
>
> This patch adds support for the UART in the NEC Vrc-5074 host bridge
> for VR5000 based systems.
>
> Since the Vrc-5074 is mainly used as a motherboard device (it can be
> used in a multi-controller setup or in a plug-in card, though), I
> decided to compile it in conditionally.
>
> Thanks for sending it in. I don't see any point making it a conditional
> compilation, since it doesn't take that much extra memory to have an
> extra entry in the pci table, and it just complicates the the
> already-too-complicated kernel config.

Complication in the kernel config is not an issue here since CONFIG_DDB5074 is
needed for Linux/MIPS anyway.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                                                Geert

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