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SubjectRe: [Nios2-dev] [PATCHv3 1/2] serial: Add driver for the Altera JTAG UART
On 03/13/2010 04:48 AM, Andrew Morton wrote:
>> +config SERIAL_ALTERA_JTAGUART
>> + bool "Altera JTAG UART support"
>> + select SERIAL_CORE
>> + help
>> + This driver supports the Altera JTAG UART port.
>> +
> So this driver will be available on all CPU architectures.
>
> I'm guessing that the hardware _isn't_ available on all CPU
> architectures? Maybe that's wrong.
>
>
It is true that this driver is used mostly with nios2, soft-core
coldfire and arm. But peripherals on FPGA can be made available to
almost any CPU architecture. So I think it might make sense to let it
available to all. Or should we put a "default n" ?

>> +#include<linux/platform_device.h>
>> +#include<linux/io.h>
>> +#include<linux/altera_jtaguart.h>
>>
>
> Does it make sense to put altera_jtaguart.h into include/linux? Could
> we put it in drivers/serial/?
>
>
>
There is only a platform data structure declaration in the header, which
should be passed through platform device data to the driver. If we put
it in drivers/serial/, then we will need to include
"../../../drivers/serial/altera_jtaguart.h" .

I have written this driver in parallel with the altera_uart driver. We
could have passed the data ( base, irq, freq ) using platform resources.
But I don't know if there is a way to pass ( freq )? Please let me know
if you have any suggestions.

- Thomas


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