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2007-02-14[PATCH] serial: make sure UART is powered up when dumping MCTRL statusGeorge G. Davis1-0/+11
Since serial devices are powered down when not in use and some of those devices cannot be accessed when powered down, we need to enable power around calls to get_mcrtl() when dumping port state via uart_line_info(). This resolves hangs observed on some machines while reading serial device registers when a port is powered off. Signed-off-by: George G. Davis <gdavis@mvista.com> Cc: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk> Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-14[PATCH] serial: trivial code flow simplificationBjorn Helgaas1-4/+4
Return failure immediately, so we don't have to test it twice. Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@hp.com> Cc: Adam Belay <ambx1@neo.rr.com> Cc: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-14[PATCH] 8250 UART backup timerAlex Williamson1-44/+134
The patch below works around a minor bug found in the UART of the remote management card used in many HP ia64 and parisc servers (aka the Diva UARTs). The problem is that the UART does not reassert the THRE interrupt if it has been previously cleared and the IIR THRI bit is re-enabled. This can produce a very annoying failure mode when used as a serial console, allowing a boot/reboot to hang indefinitely until an RX interrupt kicks it into working again (ie. an unattended reboot could stall). To solve this problem, a backup timer is introduced that runs alongside the standard interrupt driven mechanism. This timer wakes up periodically, checks for a hang condition and gets characters moving again. This backup mechanism is only enabled if the UART is detected as having this problem, so systems without these UARTs will have no additional overhead. This version of the patch incorporates previous comments from Pavel and removes races in the bug detection code. The test is now done before the irq linking to prevent races with interrupt handler clearing the THRE interrupt. Short delays and syncs are also added to ensure the device is able to update register state before the result is tested. Aristeu says: this was tested on the following HP machines and solved the problem: rx2600, rx2620, rx1600 and rx1620s. hpa says: I have seen this same bug in soft UART IP from "a major vendor." Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@hp.com> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> Cc: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk> Acked-by: Aristeu Sergio Rozanski Filho <aris@cathedrallabs.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-14[PATCH] qconf: hide empty list itemsCyrill V. Gorcunov1-0/+2
This patch fixes showing empty config list items if "Option/Show All Options" is turned on. For example empty items appears on list of 'Block Layer' menu. Signed-off-by: Cyrill V. Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> Cc: Oleg Verych <olecom@flower.upol.cz> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-14[PATCH] new toplevel target: headers_check_allMike Frysinger1-0/+6
Add new headers_check_all target for checking all arches in one go. Useful for distros (and people with too much time on their hands) that support a ton of architectures, headers_check_all is to headers_check as headers_install_all is to headers_install Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org> Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-14[PATCH] Kbuild: Remove references to deprecated "prepare-all" target from ↵Robert P. J. Day1-4/+1
Makefile Remove references to the deprecated "make prepare-all" target from the top-level Makefile; use just "make prepare" instead. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@mindspring.com> Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> Acked-by: Oleg Verych <olecom@flower.upol.cz> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-14[PATCH] qconf: Back button behaviour normalizationCyrill V. Gorcunov1-1/+4
Do "Back" button behaviour normalization so it is enabled starting from second-level menu only. Signed-off-by: Cyrill V. Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-14[PATCH] qconf: fix showing help info on failed searchCyrill V. Gorcunov1-0/+1
qconf does not clear help text in search window if previous search has been failed. Signed-off-by: Cyrill V. Gorcunov <gorcunov@mail.ru> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-14[PATCH] qconf: relocate Search CommandShlomi Fish1-3/+6
Relocate the qconf search command to the "Edit"->"Find" menu option. This is per the discussion on my qconf search dialog patch. Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-14[PATCH] qconf: immediately update integer and string values in xconfig displayKarsten Wiese1-0/+1
In xconfig's display integer and string values are also shown as part of the config item's descriptive text. This patch updates the descriptive text, when the corresponding value has been changed. Fix for http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7744 Take2 uses updateList() so config values dependending on the changed value see the change. Signed-off-by: Karsten Wiese <fzu@wemgehoertderstaat.de> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>