Messages in this thread | | | From | Kumar Gala <> | Subject | Re: 8250 serial console fixes -- issue | Date | Thu, 2 Feb 2006 02:05:40 -0600 |
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On Feb 1, 2006, at 11:54 PM, Kumar Gala wrote:
> > On Feb 1, 2006, at 7:47 PM, Alan Cox wrote: > >> On Mer, 2006-02-01 at 19:21 -0600, Kumar Gala wrote: >>> This patch introduces an issue for me an embedded PowerPC SoC >>> using the >>> 8250 driver. >>> >>> The simple description of my issue is this: I'm using the serial >>> port for >>> both a terminal and console. I run fdisk on a /dev/hda. Before >>> this >>> patch I would get the prompt for fdisk immediately. After this >>> patch I >>> have to hit return before the prompt is displayed. >>> >>> I know that's not a lot of info, but just let me know what else >>> you need >>> to help debug this. >>> >>> I'm guessing something about the UARTs on the PowerPC maybe bit a >>> little >>> non-standard. >> >> I wonder if I've swapped one race for another. Can you revert just >> the >> line which forces THRI on and test with the rest of the change >> please. > > This doesn't seem to help.
I realized a bit later that the kernel I build with your suggested change wasn't the one I was testing. After loading the proper kernel this does make the issue I was seeing go away.
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