Re: commit 7e92b4fc34 - x86, serial: convert legacy COM ports to platform devices - broke my serial console

[Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>]

On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:47:14 -0400
Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote:

> Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> > The IR driver would be the clear owner of the entire device.  Of course,
> > this still only works if we get rid of the 8250 blind probe for 0x3e8
> > or figure out some API for the IR driver to tell the 8250 driver to get
> > its mitts off.
> 
> 
> Load driver B before loading driver A.

Completely impractical. Devices may be hotplug, there may be combinations
of ordering required and since you have to build serial in for serial
console its a total non starter


Alan
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