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From: "Gleb O. Raiko" <raiko@niisi.msk.ru>
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To: Marc Karasek <marc_karasek@ivivity.com>
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Subject: Re: RFC: run-time defining serial ports
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Marc Karasek wrote:
> 
> All boot monitors (YAMON, PMON,
> REDBOOT) initialize the serial port as part of there bootup for use as a
> debug monitor, etc.  Why should we have to redo something that is
> already taken care of.

Because we've got completely another policy of handling a device. For
example, a boot monitor (good one) must implement polling technique
only, Linux uses interrupt-driven technique (well, mostly). In general
case, Linux has to reinitialize a device after a boot monitor. It's
clear.

Regards,
Gleb.