From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Russell King Subject: Re: [PATCH] add ignore_ports option Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 14:34:16 +0100 Message-ID: <20050510143415.E3358@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> References: <20050510121151.GA4676@cathedrallabs.org> <20050510135000.B3358@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <20050510130104.GE3907@cathedrallabs.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:23824 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261649AbVEJNeV (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 May 2005 09:34:21 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050510130104.GE3907@cathedrallabs.org>; from aris@cathedrallabs.org on Tue, May 10, 2005 at 10:01:05AM -0300 Sender: linux-serial-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-serial@vger.kernel.org To: Aristeu Sergio Rozanski Filho Cc: linux-serial@vger.kernel.org On Tue, May 10, 2005 at 10:01:05AM -0300, Aristeu Sergio Rozanski Filho wrote: > Hi, > > > Hi, > > > this patch adds an option to 8250 driver to avoid probing for a > > > serial port in specified addresses. > > > Please consider applying > > > > You don't say why this is desireable. > this is needed when you have to compile serial driver built-in > for serial console but have, for example, an IRDA device in one > of the ports. In my notebook this happens and I'm unable to load > nsc-ircc driver after that because the I/O range is already > taken: No need for a patch. Just use: setserial /dev/ttyS1 none -- Russell King Linux kernel 2.6 ARM Linux - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/ maintainer of: 2.6 Serial core