Re: [PATCH] serial: 8250_it8768e: Create iTE IT8768E specific 8250 driver

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Thu, Jan 09, 2025 at 01:40:14PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 9, 2025, at 13:08, WangYuli wrote:
> > [ General description per its product manual: ]
> >   The IT8768E-I is a highly integrated Super I/O using the Low Pin
> >   Count Interface. The device’s LPC interface complies with Intel
> >   "LPC Interface Specification Rev. 1.1”. The IT8768E-I is ACPI &
> >   LANDesk compliant.
> >
> >   Integrated in the IT8768E-I are five logical devices, which can
> >   be individually enabled or disabled via software configuration
> >   registers, and four 16C550standard compatible enhanced UARTs
> >   perofrmacing asynchronous communication. The devices also provide
> >   GPIO port controlling up to 12 GPIO pins.
> >
> >   The IT8768E-I utilizes power-saving circuitry to reduce power
> >   consumption, and once a logical device is disabled, the inputs
> >   are inhibited with the clock disabled and the outputs are
> >   tri-stated. The device requires a single 24/48 MHz clock input
> >   and operates with +3.3V power supply. The IT8768E-I is available
> >   in 48-pin LQFP.
> >
> > It has been determined that this chip is currently employed within
> > YIHUA STS-320 intelligent teller terminals utilizing
> > PCBA F21-2401 D2000 MB VerA LF motherboards.
> 
> Can you explain why this isn't done as part of
> drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pnp.c?

I assume you meant 8250_platform.c. PNP is for devices went through legacy PNP
enumeration, most likely having IOPORT instead of IOMEM.

Recently 8250_platform.c was expanded to cover ACPI IDs and it seems they have
proper ID allocated for their device, so that's where it seems best to fit.

> I see nothing unusual in here that requires a custom driver.

+1.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko