From: Russell King <rmk+lkml@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: Jason Dravet <dravet@hotmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: wrong number of serial port detected
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 15:50:34 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20051207155034.GB6793@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BAY103-F1629FE16D5F4DBB7B16524DF430@phx.gbl>
On Wed, Dec 07, 2005 at 09:44:29AM -0600, Jason Dravet wrote:
> So I ask this mailing list Can the kernel detect the proper number of
> serial ports or not?
It does detect serial ports found in the machine.
However, it _always_ offers the configured number of serial devices.
This is to allow folk whose ports are not autodetected to configure
them appropriately via the setserial command. If they were not
available, they could not configure them.
--
Russell King
Linux kernel 2.6 ARM Linux - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
maintainer of: 2.6 Serial core
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-12-07 15:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-12-07 15:44 Jason Dravet
2005-12-07 15:50 ` Russell King [this message]
2005-12-07 19:59 ` Jason Dravet
2005-12-07 21:15 ` Russell King
2005-12-07 21:28 ` Xavier Bestel
2005-12-07 21:31 ` Russell King
2005-12-07 21:38 ` Russell King
2005-12-07 23:03 ` Dave Jones
2005-12-07 23:46 ` Russell King
2005-12-08 0:50 ` Dave Jones
2005-12-08 3:09 ` Dave Jones
2006-01-07 16:46 ` Russell King
2006-01-07 21:05 ` Dave Jones
2006-01-08 1:23 ` Jason Dravet
2006-01-08 9:08 ` Russell King
2005-12-08 3:02 Jason Dravet
2005-12-08 10:54 ` Russell King
2005-12-09 14:37 ` Jason Dravet
2005-12-09 17:27 ` Russell King
2005-12-09 19:54 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2005-12-10 1:46 ` Jason Dravet
2005-12-10 10:35 ` Russell King
2005-12-10 14:24 ` Jason Dravet
2005-12-10 15:46 ` Russell King
2005-12-10 17:56 ` Jason Dravet
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