Re: [PATCH v4 tty-next 1/3] 8250: microchip: pci1xxxx: Add driver for quad-uart support.

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Tue Nov 15 2022 - 03:46:40 EST


On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 07:20:25AM +0000, Tharunkumar.Pasumarthi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2022 10:09 PM
> > To: Kumaravel Thiagarajan - I21417
> > <Kumaravel.Thiagarajan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 tty-next 1/3] 8250: microchip: pci1xxxx: Add driver for
> > quad-uart support.
> >
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> > > +F: drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci1xxxx.c
> >
> > Have you checked if 8250_pcilib.c needs to be added to the MAINTAINERS?
> > That's why it's better to split that change from this patch.
>
> Code in 8250_pcilib.c (serial8250_pci_serial_port API) is taken from
> 8250_pci.c which is under copyright of Russell King. In the maintainers file,
> I was not able to find 8250_pci.c. Since, it is not developed by us, it is
> not optimal to add this file under 'MICROCHIP PCIe UART DRIVER' section.
> Where would you suggest adding this new file (8250_pcilib.c) in the
> Maintainers file?

No need, let's just keep a status quo.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko