Bug#440807: increase CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS (number of serial ports)

[Per Olofsson <pelle@dsv.su.se>]

Package: linux-2.6
Severity: wishlist
Version: 2.6.22-4

Hi,

I run a console server with a serial port replicator, but the number of serial
ports in the kernel is limited to 16 (CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS), so I have to
rebuild the kernel every time I update it.

It would be good if the limit could be set higher. It would, however, increase
memory use -- but perhaps it could be enabled in the -686-bigmem flavour, as
memory is less of a concern there?

-- 
Pelle