[PATCH V3 1/2] Documentation: devices.txt: Update ttyUL major number allocation details

From: Manikanta Guntupalli
Date: Thu Nov 16 2023 - 02:29:50 EST


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.
Changes for V3:
Fix typo.
Move description to above of ttyUL.
---
Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
index 839054923530..ae7431e317ad 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
@@ -2704,6 +2704,9 @@
...
185 = /dev/ttyNX15 Hilscher netX serial port 15
186 = /dev/ttyJ0 JTAG1 DCC protocol based serial port emulation
+
+ If maximum number of uartlite serial ports are more than 4, then driver uses
+ dynamic allocation instead of static allocation for major number.
187 = /dev/ttyUL0 Xilinx uartlite - port 0
...
190 = /dev/ttyUL3 Xilinx uartlite - port 3
--
2.25.1