RE: [PATCH v1 tty-next 1/2] 8250: microchip: pci1xxxx: Add driver for the quad-uart function in the multi-function endpoint of pci1xxxx device.

[Kumaravel.Thiagarajan]

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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 tty-next 1/2] 8250: microchip: pci1xxxx: Add driver for
> the quad-uart function in the multi-function endpoint of pci1xxxx device.
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> Hi Kumaravel,
> 
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 8:01 PM Kumaravel Thiagarajan
> <kumaravel.thiagarajan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > pci1xxxx is a PCIe switch with a multi-function endpoint on one of its
> > downstream ports. Quad-uart is one of the functions in the
> > multi-function endpoint. This driver loads for the quad-uart and
> > enumerates single or multiple instances of uart based on the PCIe
> > subsystem device ID.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kumaravel Thiagarajan
> > <kumaravel.thiagarajan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Thanks for your patch!
> 
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci1xxxx.c
> 
> > +static struct pci_driver pci1xxxx_pci_driver = {
> > +       .name           = "pci1xxxx serial",
> > +       .probe          = pci1xxxx_serial_probe,
> > +       .remove = pci1xxxx_serial_remove,
> > +       .id_table       = pci1xxxx_pci_tbl,
> > +};
> > +
> > +module_pci_driver(pci1xxxx_pci_driver);
> 
> > --- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/Kconfig
> > @@ -528,6 +528,15 @@ config SERIAL_8250_TEGRA
> >           Select this option if you have machine with an NVIDIA Tegra SoC and
> >           wish to enable 8250 serial driver for the Tegra serial interfaces.
> >
> > +config SERIAL_8250_PCI1XXXX
> > +       tristate "Microchip 8250 based serial port"
> > +       depends on SERIAL_8250
> 
> As this is a PCI driver, I guess it should depend on PCI (|| COMPILE_TEST)?
Ok. I will review this and modify as required.

> 
> > +       help
> > +        Select this option if you have a setup with Microchip PCIe
> > +        Switch with serial port enabled and wish to enable 8250
> > +        serial driver for the serial interface. This driver support
> > +        will ensure to support baud rates upto 1.5Mpbs.
> 

Thank You.

Regards,
Kumaravel