Bug#622779: sparc config missing SERIAL_8250{,_PCI}

[Josip Rodin <joy@debbugs.entuzijast.net>]

On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 04:14:12AM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-04-14 at 17:10 +0200, Josip Rodin wrote:
> > Package: linux-image-2.6.32-5-sparc64
> > Version: 2.6.32-31
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > /boot/config-2.6.32-5-sparc64 does not include CONFIG_SERIAL_8250
> > or SERIAL_8250_PCI, so it's impossible to use PCI cards with serial ports
> > on them, which is useful for accessing e.g. serial consoles of other
> > machines from a sparc machine.
> [...]
> 
> Is a module OK or do you want it built-in for some reason?  (That would
> be necessary for a serial console, but you can presumably already use
> the built-in serial port.)

Yes, in fact I only tested it as a module :)

For the serial console of the sparc machine itself, the ttyS* of sun* serial
modules are used, and on server hardware these usually hardwire to ALOM.
This is to be able to get a usable physical port to connect to another
machine.

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