Re: [PATCH V2 1/2] Documentation: devices.txt: Update ttyUL major number allocation details

[Jiri Slaby]

On 14. 11. 23, 10:33, Manikanta Guntupalli wrote:
> Describe when uartlite driver uses static/dynamic allocation for major
> number based on maximum number of uartlite serial ports.
>
> Signed-off-by: Manikanta Guntupalli <manikanta.guntupalli@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes for V2:
> This patch introduced in V2.
> ---
>   Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt | 4 ++++
>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
> index 839054923530..d2f2c9f436db 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
> @@ -2707,6 +2707,10 @@
>   		 187 = /dev/ttyUL0		Xilinx uartlite - port 0
>   		    ...
>   		 190 = /dev/ttyUL3		Xilinx uartlite - port 3
> +
> +		 If maximum number of uartlite serial ports more than 4, then driver uses
> +		 dynamic allocation instead of static allocation for major number.

I am not sure about the placement of this comment. This looks like it 
holds for xvc below.

>   		 191 = /dev/xvc0		Xen virtual console - port 0
>   		 192 = /dev/ttyPZ0		pmac_zilog - port 0
>   		    ...

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