Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] serial: core: Add port port device to flush TX on runtime resume

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Thu Nov 24 2022 - 03:41:52 EST


On Thu, Nov 24, 2022 at 08:50:41AM +0200, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> * Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> [221123 18:37]:
> > On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 10:28:25AM +0200, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(serial_port_get);
> >
> > Can we move these to namespace from day 1?
>
> Assuming you mean EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(), sure.
>
> But we might be better off doing the following:
>
> - Move already exported uart_add_one_port() and uart_remove_one_port()
> from serial_core to serial_port as wrapper functions for serial_core
>
> - Export new functions in serial_core for serial_core_register_port()
> and serial_core_unregister_port() for serial_port to call
>
> This would ensure both serial_core and serial_port modules are
> always loaded when a hardware specific serial port driver is
> loaded.
>
> This should also leave out the need for serial_port_get() and
> serial_port_put().

Yes, this is good idea!

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko