Re: [PATCH] serial driver PMC MSP71xx, kernel linux-mips.git master

From: Marc St-Jean
Date: Wed Feb 07 2007 - 15:51:26 EST


Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> Marc St-Jean wrote:
> > Third attempt at the serial driver patch for the PMC-Sierra MSP71xx
> device.
> >
> > There are three different fixes:
> > 1. Fix for DesignWare THRE errata
> > - Dropped our fix since the "8250-uart-backup-timer.patch" in the "mm"
> > tree also fixes it. This patch needs to be applied on top of it.
> >
> > 2. Fix for Busy Detect on LCR write
> > - Dropped the addition of UPIO_DWAPB iotype to 8250_early.c as Sergei
> > pointed out the fix wasn't complete and we don't require it.
> >
> > 3. Workaround for interrupt/data concurrency issue
> > - Fix must remain serial8250_interrupt() in order to mark interrupt as
> > handled.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Marc
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Marc St-Jean <Marc_St-Jean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
...
> > break;
> > @@ -1383,6 +1399,19 @@ static irqreturn_t serial8250_interrupt(
> > handled = 1;
> >
> > end = NULL;
> > + } else if ((iir & UART_IIR_BUSY) == UART_IIR_BUSY &&
> > + up->port.iotype == UPIO_DWAPB) {
>
> Makes sense to swap the checks, i.e. to only test for UART_IIR_BUSY is
> this is UPIO_DWAPB.

I had left in the other order for readability with the previous test.
I agree this will save a few cycles so I've reordered.


> [...]
>
> > @@ -2454,9 +2485,12 @@ int __init serial8250_start_console(stru
> >
> > add_preferred_console("ttyS", line, options);
> > printk("Adding console on ttyS%d at %s 0x%lx (options '%s')\n",
> > - line, port->iotype == UPIO_MEM ? "MMIO" : "I/O port",
> > - port->iotype == UPIO_MEM ? (unsigned long) port->mapbase :
> > - (unsigned long) port->iobase, options);
> > + line,
> > + (port->iotype == UPIO_MEM || port->iotype == UPIO_DWAPB)
> > + ? "MMIO" : "I/O port",
> > + (port->iotype == UPIO_MEM || port->iotype == UPIO_DWAPB)
> > + ? (unsigned long) port->mapbase : (unsigned
> long) port->iobase,
> > + options);
>
> Please turn this check into port->iotype >= UPIO_MEM, since this
> would be
> the Right Thing (RM). All iotypes beyond UPIO_MEM are memory mapped.
> And I
> thought I fixed that -- was wrong, obviously... :-/

This is news to me, I thought the numbering was of no particular importance.
I've made the change.


> > diff --git a/include/linux/serial_reg.h b/include/linux/serial_reg.h
> > index 3c8a6aa..b3550cc 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/serial_reg.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/serial_reg.h
> > @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ #define UART_IIR_MSI 0x00 /* Modem stat
> > #define UART_IIR_THRI 0x02 /* Transmitter holding
> register empty */
> > #define UART_IIR_RDI 0x04 /* Receiver data interrupt */
> > #define UART_IIR_RLSI 0x06 /* Receiver line status
> interrupt */
> > +#define UART_IIR_BUSY 0x07 /* DesignWare APB Busy
> Detect */
>
> Alan already said about this one... :-)

Yes, changed.

> BTW, your patches are still corrupt by your mailer (space added to
> lines
> starting with space)

Argh! There were no spaces in the message window before sending, I swear!
I've solved the problem for the next patch.

Marc
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