Hi Uwe, Actually, a similar patch has already been sent by Alexandre (but not yet taken by Greg) : https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg1420770.html 2017-06-21 11:30 GMT+02:00 Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Since commit > > 26202873bb51 ("avr32: remove support for AVR32 architecture") > > the last user of this variable is gone. As a side effect this removes a > usage of pdata->num without checking pdata for being non-NULL. > > Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c | 43 --------------------------------------- > 1 file changed, 43 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c > index c355ac9abafc..906e2b91bf57 100644 > --- a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c > +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c > @@ -2460,8 +2460,6 @@ static int atmel_init_port(struct atmel_uart_port *atmel_port, > return 0; > } > > -struct platform_device *atmel_default_console_device; /* the serial console device */ > - > #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_ATMEL_CONSOLE > static void atmel_console_putchar(struct uart_port *port, int ch) > { > @@ -2594,47 +2592,6 @@ static struct console atmel_console = { > > #define ATMEL_CONSOLE_DEVICE (&atmel_console) > > -/* > - * Early console initialization (before VM subsystem initialized). > - */ > -static int __init atmel_console_init(void) > -{ > - int ret; > - if (atmel_default_console_device) { > - struct atmel_uart_data *pdata = > - dev_get_platdata(&atmel_default_console_device->dev); > - int id = pdata->num; > - struct atmel_uart_port *atmel_port = &atmel_ports[id]; > - > - atmel_port->backup_imr = 0; > - atmel_port->uart.line = id; > - > - add_preferred_console(ATMEL_DEVICENAME, id, NULL); > - ret = atmel_init_port(atmel_port, atmel_default_console_device); > - if (ret) > - return ret; > - register_console(&atmel_console); > - } > - > - return 0; > -} > - > -console_initcall(atmel_console_init); > - > -/* > - * Late console initialization. > - */ > -static int __init atmel_late_console_init(void) > -{ > - if (atmel_default_console_device > - && !(atmel_console.flags & CON_ENABLED)) > - register_console(&atmel_console); > - > - return 0; > -} > - > -core_initcall(atmel_late_console_init); > - > static inline bool atmel_is_console_port(struct uart_port *port) > { > return port->cons && port->cons->index == port->line; > -- > 2.11.0 > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-serial" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html