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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Support specifying DW APB UARTSs in device
 platform_data
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:39:19 +0000
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:48:45 +0000
"Will Newton" <will.newton@gmail.com> wrote:

> This patch allows the private_data field to be specified in
> platform_data for the standard 8250/16550 UART. This field is used by
> DW APB type UARTs and without this patch it's only possible to set
> this field when registering the port by hand. If private_data is not
> set then the
> driver will potentially oops with a NULL pointer dereference.


Fine by me. 

Alan