Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 10:04:15 +0000
From: Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: Tushar Behera <tushar.behera@linaro.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-serial@vger.kernel.org,
        linux-samsung-soc@vger.kernel.org, jslaby@suse.cz,
        gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, ben.dooks@codethink.co.uk,
        broonie@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] serial: pl011: Move uart_register_driver call to
	device probe
Message-ID: <20140120100415.GX15937@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk>
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On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 02:32:35PM +0530, Tushar Behera wrote:
> uart_register_driver call binds the driver to a specific device
> node through tty_register_driver call. This should typically happen
> during device probe call.
> 
> In a multiplatform scenario, it is possible that multiple serial
> drivers are part of the kernel. Currently the driver registration fails
> if multiple serial drivers with same default major/minor numbers are
> included in the kernel.
> 
> A typical case is observed with amba-pl011 and samsung-uart drivers.

NAK.  There should not be any other driver using amba-pl011's device numbers.

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