[PATCH] serial: set DTR in uart for kernel serial console

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[PATCH] serial: set DTR in uart for kernel serial console

Some UARTs on other side need host uart DTR is set, otherwise will not 
receive char from the host that kernel is runing during kernel boot stage.

BTW:
earlyprintk and early_uart are hard coded to set DTR/RTS.

Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <[email protected]>
Cc: Russell King <[email protected]>
Cc: Andi Kleen <[email protected]>
Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <[email protected]> 

diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index 48e259a..a925547 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -2397,6 +2397,11 @@ static void __init serial8250_isa_init_ports(void)
 		up->mcr_force = ALPHA_KLUDGE_MCR;
 
 		up->port.ops = &serial8250_pops;
+
+		/* some uarts on other side don't support no flow control. So we set
+		 * DTR in host uart to make them happy  --- YHLU
+		 */
+		up->port.mctrl |= TIOCM_DTR; 
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0, up = serial8250_ports;
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