Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:18:57 -0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@pdx.rh.cn85.chatusa.com> Cc: freebsd-mips@freebsd.org Subject: Re: heads up - changing uart -> uart_ar71xx Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmo=4wyFPSROu1neMAdsY=bQaw_EDfFrvj7g%2BTxs1QcrY3w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201211170828.qAH8SP3g085130@pdx.rh.CN85.ChatUSA.com> References: <6FC455B0-EBF6-4160-A491-A818003262A6@bsdimp.com> <201211170828.qAH8SP3g085130@pdx.rh.CN85.ChatUSA.com>
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The glue code that sets up the ar71xx uart itself - there's some bus glue in mips/atheros/. adrian On 17 November 2012 00:28, Rodney W. Grimes <freebsd@pdx.rh.cn85.chatusa.com> wrote: > Im having some confusion factor here .. perhaps its just caused by the wording > that is being used. > > Why is there gona be something called ``uart_ar71xx''? As far as I know > there is a uart in the ar71xx, yes, but it isnt a uart specific to the ar71xx > family at all. >> On Nov 16, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: >> >> > This should be cleaned up better than that, what -kind- of uart is it? >> > There should be things called >> > uart_8250 (should be able to drive everything from 8250 to 16950) >> > uart_8530 (this is probalby the second most common uart in the world) >> > uart_6850 (we would probably never see one of these) >> > etc... >> > >> > Please do not lock this to a specific Mips chip if at all possible >> >> uart already services a dozen of other UARTs. It isn't tied to MIPS at all. > Thats what I thought. > >> All Adrian seems to be doing is making what was automatic configuration a >> little more manual. > > I question the choice of labels to trigger that then.... > >> Warner >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> I've started digging into AR933x support and I've discovered that the >> >> UART is not an NS8250 style thing. >> >> >> >> So I'm going to shuffle the ar71xx uart code around to require both > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > What code is specific only to the ar71xx and has anything to do with a uart? > >> >> 'uart' and 'uart_ar71xx'. >> >> >> >> I'll update the config files appropriately. >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Adrian >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> freebsd-mips@freebsd.org mailing list >> >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mips >> >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mips-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > Rod Grimes freebsd@freebsd.org >> > _______________________________________________ >> > freebsd-mips@freebsd.org mailing list >> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mips >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mips-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >> > > -- > Rod Grimes freebsd@freebsd.org
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