Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030503AbWAGQqq (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jan 2006 11:46:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030504AbWAGQqq (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jan 2006 11:46:46 -0500 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:49937 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030503AbWAGQqp (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jan 2006 11:46:45 -0500 Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 16:46:39 +0000 From: Russell King To: Dave Jones , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Xavier Bestel , Jason Dravet Subject: Re: wrong number of serial port detected Message-ID: <20060107164639.GG31384@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Dave Jones , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Xavier Bestel , Jason Dravet References: <20051207155034.GB6793@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <20051207211551.GL6793@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <1133990886.6184.2.camel@bip.parateam.prv> <20051207213128.GM6793@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <20051207213856.GN6793@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <20051207230302.GD22690@redhat.com> <20051207234603.GQ6793@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <20051208005040.GB3664@redhat.com> <20051208030916.GC14569@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051208030916.GC14569@redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1815 Lines: 46 On Wed, Dec 07, 2005 at 10:09:16PM -0500, Dave Jones wrote: > Make the number of UARTs registered configurable. > Also add a nr_uarts module option to the 8250 code > to override this, up to a maximum of CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS > > This should appease people who complain about a proliferation > of /dev/ttyS & /sysfs nodes whilst at the same time allowing > a single kernel image to support the rarer occasions of > lots of devices. > > Signed-off-by: Dave Jones Any chance of an updated patch please? It doesn't appear to be healthy: patching file drivers/serial/8250.c Hunk #1 succeeded at 54 (offset 1 line). Hunk #2 succeeded at 2119 (offset 70 lines). Hunk #3 succeeded at 2069 (offset 1 line). Hunk #4 succeeded at 2160 (offset 70 lines). Hunk #5 succeeded at 2194 (offset 3 lines). Hunk #6 succeeded at 2297 with fuzz 2 (offset 70 lines). Hunk #7 succeeded at 2352 with fuzz 1 (offset 1 line). misordered hunks! output would be garbled Hunk #8 FAILED at 2421. Hunk #9 succeeded at 2381 with fuzz 2 (offset -3 lines). Hunk #10 succeeded at 2492 (offset 69 lines). Hunk #11 succeeded at 2429 (offset -3 lines). Hunk #12 succeeded at 2510 (offset 69 lines). Hunk #13 succeeded at 2523 (offset -3 lines). Hunk #14 succeeded at 2659 (offset 69 lines). 1 out of 14 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file drivers/serial/8250.c.rej patching file drivers/serial/Kconfig patching file Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt Thanks. -- Russell King Linux kernel 2.6 ARM Linux - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/ maintainer of: 2.6 Serial core - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/