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SubjectRe: [Kgdb-bugreport] [PATCH 4/5] KGDB-8250: refactor configuration
Hello.

Jan Kiszka wrote:

>>>Sorry, previous version was missing some __init[data] attributes which
>>>were dropped in an intermediate stage. Here comes an updated patch:

>>><---snip--->

>>>This major refactoring of the quite complex kgdb8250 configuration does
>>>the following:

>>> - ensures that static configurations according to SERIAL_PORT_DFNS are
>>> always loaded first
>>> - tries to pull more accurate configuration via serial8250_get_port_def
>>> if simple-config is used
>>> - detects empty/invalid simple-configs
>>> - enforces KGDB_PORT_NUM <= SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS at kconfig level
>>> - removes kgdb8250_add_port and its hook in serial_core (calling
>>> serial8250_get_port_def in demand should provide us the same
>>> information)

>> You left powerpc-lite.patch broken with this change as it has
>>multiple calls to kgdb8250_add_port()...

> I see. But I wonder if there ever was a real need for these hooks (in
> 2.4 times?): If I look at bamboo_early_serial_map() e.g., I find it
> calling into early_serial_setup() which fills serial8250_ports[] - and
> that content is now retrieved via serial8250_get_port_def() when we
> parse the runtime or build-time provided parameters (port number &
> baudrate).

Of course. But now the kgdb8250_add_port() calls need to be removed.

>>>Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@web.de>

WBR, Sergei


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