On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 10:15 PM, Jon Masters <jcm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Quick note - specifically, Rafael, this is not currently part of the SPCR specification and
> should not be considered for inclusion in Linux until that is decided. Once it is determined
> what the fix for SPCR is, that should then be driven into the component architecture and
> proposed here.
OK, good to know, thanks!
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>
>> On Dec 6, 2016, at 16:00, Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 6:58 PM, Aleksey Makarov
>> <aleksey.makarov@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> It was suggested to add a new Microsoft Debug Port Table 2
>>> (DBG2) (the table used to enumerate the various subtypes of serial
>>> port covered by the SPCR) 16550 UART subtype that may be needed for
>>> some additional platforms, such as those based upon AppliedMicro
>>> X-Gene ARMv8 SoCs. This new subtype would be 16550-compatible
>>> with 32-bit access. There already exists 32-bit variant
>>> ACPI_DBG2_ARM_SBSA_32BIT of SBSA console ACPI_DBG2_ARM_SBSA_GENERIC.
>>>
>>> This patch introduces it to Linux kernel.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Aleksey Makarov <aleksey.makarov@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> include/acpi/actbl2.h | 1 +
>>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/include/acpi/actbl2.h b/include/acpi/actbl2.h
>>> index c93dbad..f219b04 100644
>>> --- a/include/acpi/actbl2.h
>>> +++ b/include/acpi/actbl2.h
>>> @@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ struct acpi_dbg2_device {
>>>
>>> #define ACPI_DBG2_16550_COMPATIBLE 0x0000
>>> #define ACPI_DBG2_16550_SUBSET 0x0001
>>> +#define ACPI_DBG2_16550_32BIT 0x0002
>>> #define ACPI_DBG2_ARM_PL011 0x0003
>>> #define ACPI_DBG2_ARM_SBSA_32BIT 0x000D
>>> #define ACPI_DBG2_ARM_SBSA_GENERIC 0x000E
>>> --
>>
>> This is an ACPICA change and it first needs to be made to the upstream
>> ACPICA code base.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rafael
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