Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCHv3 2/4] Split serial-isa into its own config option

[David Gibson]

On Wed, Feb 03, 2016 at 11:00:51AM +0100, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> David Gibson <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > At present, the core device model code for 8250-like serial ports
> > (serial.c) and the code for serial ports attached to ISA-style legacy IO
> > (serial-isa.c) are both controlled by the CONFIG_SERIAL variable.
> >
> > There are lots and lots of embedded platforms that have 8250-like serial
> > ports but have never had anything resembling ISA legacy IO.  Therefore,
> > split serial-isa into its own CONFIG_SERIAL_ISA option so it can be
> > disabled for platforms where it's not appropriate.
> >
> > For now, I enabled CONFIG_SERIAL_ISA in every default-config where
> > CONFIG_SERIAL is enabled, excepting microblaze, moxie, or32, and
> > xtensa.  As best as I can tell, those platforms never used legacy ISA,
> > and also don't include PCI support (which would allow connection of a
> > PCI->ISA bridge and/or a southbridge including legacy ISA serial
> > ports).
> >
> > Signed-off-by: David Gibson <address@hidden>
> > ---
> >  default-configs/alpha-softmmu.mak    | 1 +
> >  default-configs/arm-softmmu.mak      | 1 +
> >  default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak     | 1 +
> >  default-configs/mips-softmmu.mak     | 1 +
> >  default-configs/mips64-softmmu.mak   | 1 +
> >  default-configs/mips64el-softmmu.mak | 1 +
> >  default-configs/mipsel-softmmu.mak   | 1 +
> >  default-configs/ppc-softmmu.mak      | 1 +
> >  default-configs/ppc64-softmmu.mak    | 1 +
> >  default-configs/ppcemb-softmmu.mak   | 1 +
> >  default-configs/sh4-softmmu.mak      | 1 +
> >  default-configs/sh4eb-softmmu.mak    | 1 +
> >  default-configs/sparc64-softmmu.mak  | 1 +
> >  default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak   | 1 +
> >  hw/char/Makefile.objs                | 3 ++-
> >  15 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> Ignorant question: what about the CONFIG_SERIAL in pci.mak?  Should it
> trigger CONFIG_SERIAL_ISA, too?  If not, should the commit message
> explain why not?

Ah, yes, it probably should.  I think I left it out because many of
the PCI platforms also explicitly enable CONFIG_SERIAL, but putting
CONFIG_SERIAL_ISA in pci.mak is safer for the time being, we can
always turn it off one platform at a time later.

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