Re: How to access serial port that is set in BIOS as OS Controlled

[Jeff Chua]

On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 2:07 AM, Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 1:01 AM, Jeff Chua <jeff.chua.linux@xxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
> I think this is all working as expected now.  PNP automatically 
> configures the port and enables it.  The 8250_pnp driver automatically 
> claims it.  And I assume the port "just works" without any setserial or 
> sysfs manipulations at all.  Does that solve your issue?

Yes, it solved my issue:) Big thanks to you!


> We need to think a bit more about whether this the right approach for 
> handling _SRS and whether it's in the right place.  But I think this is 
> a start, at least.

Agreed.

Please push the patch to Linus so he can include it to his tree to solve 
os-controlled devices so they can automatically be used under Linux.


Thank you Andrey and Bjorn for helping out!


Thanks,
Jeff
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