Re: commit 7e92b4fc34 - x86, serial: convert legacy COM ports toplatform devices - broke my serial console

From: Alan Cox
Date: Tue Jul 24 2007 - 18:01:48 EST


> That cannot be a justification for breaking serial port probe that has
> been working for 10+ years.

Agree. With my "nearest thing we have to a serial maintainer" hat on
please revert this Andrew. Bjorn - lets discuss putting the right APIs in
place so you can busy out serial ports from other drivers when they are a
shared resource.

Alan
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