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-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt5
-rw-r--r--arch/i386/kernel/Makefile1
-rw-r--r--arch/i386/kernel/legacy_serial.c67
-rw-r--r--arch/x86_64/kernel/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--drivers/serial/Kconfig14
-rw-r--r--include/asm-i386/serial.h16
-rw-r--r--include/asm-x86_64/serial.h16
7 files changed, 84 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index fa885174fd75..bebebe4fd469 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -816,6 +816,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
lasi= [HW,SCSI] PARISC LASI driver for the 53c700 chip
Format: addr:<io>,irq:<irq>
+ legacy_serial.force [HW,IA-32,X86-64]
+ Probe for COM ports at legacy addresses even
+ if PNPBIOS or ACPI should describe them. This
+ is for working around firmware defects.
+
llsc*= [IA64] See function print_params() in
arch/ia64/sn/kernel/llsc4.c.
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile b/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
index 4f98516b9f94..91cff8dc9e1a 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ obj-y += sysenter.o vsyscall.o
obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_SRAT) += srat.o
obj-$(CONFIG_EFI) += efi.o efi_stub.o
obj-$(CONFIG_DOUBLEFAULT) += doublefault.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250) += legacy_serial.o
obj-$(CONFIG_VM86) += vm86.o
obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK) += early_printk.o
obj-$(CONFIG_HPET_TIMER) += hpet.o
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/legacy_serial.c b/arch/i386/kernel/legacy_serial.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..21510118544e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/legacy_serial.c
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Legacy COM port devices for x86 platforms without PNPBIOS or ACPI.
+ * Data taken from include/asm-i386/serial.h.
+ *
+ * (c) Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+ * Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@hp.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/pnp.h>
+#include <linux/serial_8250.h>
+
+/* Standard COM flags (except for COM4, because of the 8514 problem) */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_DETECT_IRQ
+#define COM_FLAGS (UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF | UPF_SKIP_TEST | UPF_AUTO_IRQ)
+#define COM4_FLAGS (UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF | UPF_AUTO_IRQ)
+#else
+#define COM_FLAGS (UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF | UPF_SKIP_TEST)
+#define COM4_FLAGS UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF
+#endif
+
+#define PORT(_base,_irq,_flags) \
+ { \
+ .iobase = _base, \
+ .irq = _irq, \
+ .uartclk = 1843200, \
+ .iotype = UPIO_PORT, \
+ .flags = _flags, \
+ }
+
+static struct plat_serial8250_port x86_com_data[] = {
+ PORT(0x3F8, 4, COM_FLAGS),
+ PORT(0x2F8, 3, COM_FLAGS),
+ PORT(0x3E8, 4, COM_FLAGS),
+ PORT(0x2E8, 3, COM4_FLAGS),
+ { },
+};
+
+static struct platform_device x86_com_device = {
+ .name = "serial8250",
+ .id = PLAT8250_DEV_PLATFORM,
+ .dev = {
+ .platform_data = x86_com_data,
+ },
+};
+
+static int force_legacy_probe;
+module_param_named(force, force_legacy_probe, bool, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(force, "Force legacy serial port probe");
+
+static int __init serial8250_x86_com_init(void)
+{
+ if (pnp_platform_devices && !force_legacy_probe)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ return platform_device_register(&x86_com_device);
+}
+
+module_init(serial8250_x86_com_init);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Bjorn Helgaas");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic 8250/16x50 legacy probe module");
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86_64/kernel/Makefile
index 4d94c51803d8..de1de8a2fd84 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK) += early_printk.o
obj-$(CONFIG_IOMMU) += pci-gart.o aperture.o
obj-$(CONFIG_CALGARY_IOMMU) += pci-calgary.o tce.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SWIOTLB) += pci-swiotlb.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250) += legacy_serial.o
obj-$(CONFIG_KPROBES) += kprobes.o
obj-$(CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER) += pmtimer.o
obj-$(CONFIG_X86_VSMP) += vsmp.o
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ CFLAGS_vsyscall.o := $(PROFILING) -g0
therm_throt-y += ../../i386/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.o
bootflag-y += ../../i386/kernel/bootflag.o
+legacy_serial-y += ../../i386/kernel/legacy_serial.o
cpuid-$(subst m,y,$(CONFIG_X86_CPUID)) += ../../i386/kernel/cpuid.o
topology-y += ../../i386/kernel/topology.o
microcode-$(subst m,y,$(CONFIG_MICROCODE)) += ../../i386/kernel/microcode.o
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index 924e9bd757f0..e8efe938c4e7 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -73,17 +73,21 @@ config SERIAL_8250_PCI
depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
default SERIAL_8250
help
- This builds standard PCI serial support. You may be able to
- disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
- Saves about 9K.
+ Say Y here if you have PCI serial ports.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called 8250_pci.
config SERIAL_8250_PNP
tristate "8250/16550 PNP device support" if EMBEDDED
depends on SERIAL_8250 && PNP
default SERIAL_8250
help
- This builds standard PNP serial support. You may be able to
- disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
+ Say Y here if you have serial ports described by PNPBIOS or ACPI.
+ These are typically ports built into the system board.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called 8250_pnp.
config SERIAL_8250_HP300
tristate
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/serial.h b/include/asm-i386/serial.h
index bd67480ca109..57a4306cdf63 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/serial.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/serial.h
@@ -11,19 +11,3 @@
* megabits/second; but this requires the faster clock.
*/
#define BASE_BAUD ( 1843200 / 16 )
-
-/* Standard COM flags (except for COM4, because of the 8514 problem) */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_DETECT_IRQ
-#define STD_COM_FLAGS (ASYNC_BOOT_AUTOCONF | ASYNC_SKIP_TEST | ASYNC_AUTO_IRQ)
-#define STD_COM4_FLAGS (ASYNC_BOOT_AUTOCONF | ASYNC_AUTO_IRQ)
-#else
-#define STD_COM_FLAGS (ASYNC_BOOT_AUTOCONF | ASYNC_SKIP_TEST)
-#define STD_COM4_FLAGS ASYNC_BOOT_AUTOCONF
-#endif
-
-#define SERIAL_PORT_DFNS \
- /* UART CLK PORT IRQ FLAGS */ \
- { 0, BASE_BAUD, 0x3F8, 4, STD_COM_FLAGS }, /* ttyS0 */ \
- { 0, BASE_BAUD, 0x2F8, 3, STD_COM_FLAGS }, /* ttyS1 */ \
- { 0, BASE_BAUD, 0x3E8, 4, STD_COM_FLAGS }, /* ttyS2 */ \
- { 0, BASE_BAUD, 0x2E8, 3, STD_COM4_FLAGS }, /* ttyS3 */
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/serial.h b/include/asm-x86_64/serial.h
index b0496e0d72a6..8ebd765c674a 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/serial.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/serial.h
@@ -11,19 +11,3 @@
* megabits/second; but this requires the faster clock.
*/
#define BASE_BAUD ( 1843200 / 16 )
-
-/* Standard COM flags (except for COM4, because of the 8514 problem) */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_DETECT_IRQ
-#define STD_COM_FLAGS (ASYNC_BOOT_AUTOCONF | ASYNC_SKIP_TEST | ASYNC_AUTO_IRQ)
-#define STD_COM4_FLAGS (ASYNC_BOOT_AUTOCONF | ASYNC_AUTO_IRQ)
-#else
-#define STD_COM_FLAGS (ASYNC_BOOT_AUTOCONF | ASYNC_SKIP_TEST)
-#define STD_COM4_FLAGS ASYNC_BOOT_AUTOCONF
-#endif
-
-#define SERIAL_PORT_DFNS \
- /* UART CLK PORT IRQ FLAGS */ \
- { 0, BASE_BAUD, 0x3F8, 4, STD_COM_FLAGS }, /* ttyS0 */ \
- { 0, BASE_BAUD, 0x2F8, 3, STD_COM_FLAGS }, /* ttyS1 */ \
- { 0, BASE_BAUD, 0x3E8, 4, STD_COM_FLAGS }, /* ttyS2 */ \
- { 0, BASE_BAUD, 0x2E8, 3, STD_COM4_FLAGS }, /* ttyS3 */