Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1423368AbWBBIFl (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 03:05:41 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1423370AbWBBIFl (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 03:05:41 -0500 Received: from nommos.sslcatacombnetworking.com ([67.18.224.114]:18296 "EHLO nommos.sslcatacombnetworking.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1423368AbWBBIFk (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 03:05:40 -0500 In-Reply-To: References: <1138844838.5557.17.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <6E8F349B-CD5A-473E-A2E1-21CFD949E83E@kernel.crashing.org> Cc: Alan Cox , rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Kumar Gala Subject: Re: 8250 serial console fixes -- issue Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 02:05:40 -0600 To: Kumar Gala X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - nommos.sslcatacombnetworking.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - kernel.crashing.org X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1410 Lines: 44 On Feb 1, 2006, at 11:54 PM, Kumar Gala wrote: > > On Feb 1, 2006, at 7:47 PM, Alan Cox wrote: > >> On Mer, 2006-02-01 at 19:21 -0600, Kumar Gala wrote: >>> This patch introduces an issue for me an embedded PowerPC SoC >>> using the >>> 8250 driver. >>> >>> The simple description of my issue is this: I'm using the serial >>> port for >>> both a terminal and console. I run fdisk on a /dev/hda. Before >>> this >>> patch I would get the prompt for fdisk immediately. After this >>> patch I >>> have to hit return before the prompt is displayed. >>> >>> I know that's not a lot of info, but just let me know what else >>> you need >>> to help debug this. >>> >>> I'm guessing something about the UARTs on the PowerPC maybe bit a >>> little >>> non-standard. >> >> I wonder if I've swapped one race for another. Can you revert just >> the >> line which forces THRI on and test with the rest of the change >> please. > > This doesn't seem to help. I realized a bit later that the kernel I build with your suggested change wasn't the one I was testing. After loading the proper kernel this does make the issue I was seeing go away. - kumar - 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/