Russell King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> m32r_sio
> --------
> 
> Maintainer: Hirokazu Takata
> 
> Please clean up the m32r_sio driver, removing whatever bits of code
> aren't absolutely necessary.
> 
> Specifically, I'd like to see the following addressed:
> 
> - the usage of SERIAL_IO_HUB6
>   (this driver doesn't support hub6 cards)
> - SERIAL_IO_* should be UPIO_*
> - __register_m32r_sio, register_m32r_sio, unregister_m32r_sio,
>   m32r_sio_get_irq_map
>   (this driver doesn't support PCMCIA cards, all of which are based on
>    8250-compatible devices.)
> - early_serial_setup
>   (should we really have the function name duplicated across different
>    hardware drivers?)
> 
> au1x00_uart
> -----------
> 
> Maintainer: unknown (akpm - any ideas?)

Ralf.

> This is a complete clone of 8250.c, which includes all the 8250-specific
> structure names.
> 
> Specifically, I'd like to see the following addressed:
> 
> - Please clean this up to use au1x00-specific names.
> - this driver is lagging behind with fixes that the other drivers are
>   getting.  Is au1x00_uart actually maintained?
> - the usage of UPIO_HUB6
>   (this driver doesn't support hub6 cards)
> - __register_serial, register_serial, unregister_serial
>   (this driver doesn't support PCMCIA cards, all of which are based on
>    8250-compatible devices.)
> - early_serial_setup
>   (should we really have the function name duplicated across different
>    hardware drivers?)
> 
> The main reason is I wish to kill off uart_register_port and
> uart_unregister_port, but these drivers are using it.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Russell King
>  Linux kernel    2.6 ARM Linux   - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
>  maintainer of:  2.6 Serial core
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