Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] serial: sc16is7xx

["Alexander Shiyan" <shc_work@mail.ru>]

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 09:21:26 -0400 (EDT) от Charles Coldwell <coldwell@gmail.com>:
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2014, jon@ringle.org wrote:
> 
> > diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..ed139f5
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
> 
> > +
> > +/* SC16IS7XX register definitions */
> > +#define SC16IS7XX_RHR_REG		(0x00) /* RX FIFO */
> > +#define SC16IS7XX_THR_REG		(0x00) /* TX FIFO */
> > +#define SC16IS7XX_IER_REG		(0x01) /* Interrupt enable */
> > +#define SC16IS7XX_IIR_REG		(0x02) /* Interrupt Identification */
> > +#define SC16IS7XX_FCR_REG		(0x02) /* FIFO control */
> > +#define SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG		(0x03) /* Line Control */
> > +#define SC16IS7XX_MCR_REG		(0x04) /* Modem Control */
> > +#define SC16IS7XX_LSR_REG		(0x05) /* Line Status */
> > +#define SC16IS7XX_MSR_REG		(0x06) /* Modem Status */
> > +#define SC16IS7XX_SPR_REG		(0x07) /* Scratch Pad */
> 
> Isn't this a lot of duplication?  We have already in 
> 
> /*
>  * include/linux/serial_reg.h
>  *
> #define UART_RX		0	/* In:  Receive buffer */
> #define UART_TX		0	/* Out: Transmit buffer */
> #define UART_IER	1	/* Out: Interrupt Enable Register */
> #define UART_IIR	2	/* In:  Interrupt ID Register */
> #define UART_FCR	2	/* Out: FIFO Control Register */
> #define UART_LCR	3	/* Out: Line Control Register */
> #define UART_MCR	4	/* Out: Modem Control Register */
> #define UART_LSR	5	/* In:  Line Status Register */
> #define UART_MSR	6	/* In:  Modem Status Register */
> #define UART_SCR	7	/* I/O: Scratch Register */
> 
> and the bit definitions, as well.

And it would be nice to have a small changelog,
because it is unclear what has changed with version 6.

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