From owner-freebsd-mips@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 17 09:18:59 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mips@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4771C2E2 for ; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:18:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-oa0-f54.google.com (mail-oa0-f54.google.com [209.85.219.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF2DB8FC08 for ; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:18:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-oa0-f54.google.com with SMTP id n9so4481400oag.13 for ; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:18:58 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=LTbySxBbcYlgtCItNhgCvh88tMCXn1deKN2b7fIsO3k=; b=W+JXF+5rtEwEJwU1PIy/qCcs9Y38pjVTthSVOJx20EPEJgZ5uuZR8y+5x3q+I6vy1z 2bR+AJRi5E+/1OHUyrmozU3N7Vy1EcMS6iSIDYQV/ii9g3+Za9LzUZKWdS1cT0+Ak3J+ O3QrygU7JaXOmjcjvelqNTG6tEDq5TmM4cvdJzz+8Np2jcCTpprHh3wk8D4t0KDFgwP9 K/TM9H002rJUOVhebnHQ8lq332oslZtwbNXh5wouFLlV2uP+UkIyONN+YWVGPFYfwhGY Xgdi3p6tcwHQIejIWjhvfC/6it5jn3pvKsrrwzit2YZVP4cpF3AQhVFKgOGYgrfNGPTk kxow== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.60.14.200 with SMTP id r8mr6179022oec.45.1353143938217; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:18:58 -0800 (PST) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.76.27.65 with HTTP; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:18:57 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <201211170828.qAH8SP3g085130@pdx.rh.CN85.ChatUSA.com> References: <6FC455B0-EBF6-4160-A491-A818003262A6@bsdimp.com> <201211170828.qAH8SP3g085130@pdx.rh.CN85.ChatUSA.com> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:18:57 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: ynxwrahIAfpJSW8aa4gzeBpv4gU Message-ID: Subject: Re: heads up - changing uart -> uart_ar71xx From: Adrian Chadd To: "Rodney W. Grimes" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-mips@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-mips@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to MIPS List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:18:59 -0000 The glue code that sets up the ar71xx uart itself - there's some bus glue in mips/atheros/. adrian On 17 November 2012 00:28, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > Im having some confusion factor here .. perhaps its just caused by the wording > that is being used. > > Why is there gona be something called ``uart_ar71xx''? As far as I know > there is a uart in the ar71xx, yes, but it isnt a uart specific to the ar71xx > family at all. >> On Nov 16, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: >> >> > This should be cleaned up better than that, what -kind- of uart is it? >> > There should be things called >> > uart_8250 (should be able to drive everything from 8250 to 16950) >> > uart_8530 (this is probalby the second most common uart in the world) >> > uart_6850 (we would probably never see one of these) >> > etc... >> > >> > Please do not lock this to a specific Mips chip if at all possible >> >> uart already services a dozen of other UARTs. It isn't tied to MIPS at all. > Thats what I thought. > >> All Adrian seems to be doing is making what was automatic configuration a >> little more manual. > > I question the choice of labels to trigger that then.... > >> Warner >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> I've started digging into AR933x support and I've discovered that the >> >> UART is not an NS8250 style thing. >> >> >> >> So I'm going to shuffle the ar71xx uart code around to require both > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > What code is specific only to the ar71xx and has anything to do with a uart? > >> >> 'uart' and 'uart_ar71xx'. >> >> >> >> I'll update the config files appropriately. >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Adrian >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> freebsd-mips@freebsd.org mailing list >> >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mips >> >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mips-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > Rod Grimes freebsd@freebsd.org >> > _______________________________________________ >> > freebsd-mips@freebsd.org mailing list >> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mips >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mips-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >> > > -- > Rod Grimes freebsd@freebsd.org