Re: [PATCH RFC] serial/8250: Adjusting FIFO parameters for LPC32xx

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Sat May 26 2012 - 22:33:57 EST


On Saturday 26 May 2012, Roland Stigge wrote:
> Hi,
>
> this is how the modified FIFO is handled in the repositories at
> git.lpclinux.com. Is there a better way for doing this (without ifdef)? Looks
> like registering additional types (like PORT_16550A) isn't encouraged. Maybe
> extending of_serial.c? The latter currently doesn't handle .fifosize and
> .tx_loadsz, though.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.

We occasionally add new types, and I think that would be ok here too, if it's
actually a new type. It definitely doesn't look like a 16550.

I wonder if it's in fact a PORT_16654, or if we can at least pretend it's one.

Arnd
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