On 07/09/2024 13:06, Nick Chan wrote: > Apple's earlier SoCs, like A7-A11, requires 32-bit writes for the serial > port. Otherwise, a SError happens when writing to UTXH (+0x20). This only > manifested in earlycon as reg-io-width in the device tree is consulted > for normal serial writes. > > Change the iotype of the port to UPIO_MEM32, to allow the serial port to > function on A7-A11 SoCs. This change does not appear to affect Apple M1 and > above. > > Signed-off-by: Nick Chan <towinchenmi@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c | 6 ++++-- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c > index c4f2ac9518aa..27b8a50bd3e7 100644 > --- a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c > +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c > @@ -2536,7 +2536,7 @@ static const struct s3c24xx_serial_drv_data s5l_serial_drv_data = { > .name = "Apple S5L UART", > .type = TYPE_APPLE_S5L, > .port_type = PORT_8250, > - .iotype = UPIO_MEM, > + .iotype = UPIO_MEM32, > .fifosize = 16, > .rx_fifomask = S3C2410_UFSTAT_RXMASK, > .rx_fifoshift = S3C2410_UFSTAT_RXSHIFT, > @@ -2825,8 +2825,10 @@ static int __init apple_s5l_early_console_setup(struct earlycon_device *device, > /* Close enough to S3C2410 for earlycon... */ > device->port.private_data = &s3c2410_early_console_data; > > + /* ... however, we need to change the port iotype */ > + device->port.iotype = UPIO_MEM32; If there is going to be resend, then this comment is redundant and can be dropped - repeats the code and does not provide any explanation why. Which would also make the patch smaller and easier to read. See GS101 earlycon. Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx> Best regards, Krzysztof