Re: [PATCH 0/3] tty: serial: Add Cortina-Access UART driver and platform support

From: Arnd Bergmann

Date: Thu Jun 11 2026 - 04:36:41 EST


On Thu, Jun 11, 2026, at 07:27, Jason Li wrote:
> Hi Arnd,
>
> Your memory is truly amazing; you even remember a submission from a few
> years ago.

No, I just looked up your previous submissions when I saw the new one,
lore.kernel.org never forgets anything ;-)

> Yes, we expect actual end-user products based on these SoCs, and our
> intention is to provide complete upstream support over time. The UART
> driver and DTS support submitted in this series are the first step in
> that effort.
>
> Cortina-System and Cortina-Access are now totally different company.
> Current aarch64 chipset are totally different with legacy gemini
> processor.
> Realtek has many business unit, different BU may have upstream plan but
> they are individual.
> Although Cortina-Access is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Realtek, our
> product development is entirely independent.

Thanks for the information. Please make sure to add something along
these into the changeset text for the initial arm64 patch, along
with a brief description of what type of chip this is

Arnd