On Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:59:14 +0530
Manikanta Guntupalli <manikanta.guntupalli@amd.com> wrote:
Hi,
> Describe when uartlite driver uses static/dynamic allocation for major
> number based on maximum number of uartlite serial ports.
>
> Signed-off-by: Manikanta Guntupalli <manikanta.guntupalli@amd.com>
> ---
> Changes for V2:
> This patch introduced in V2.
> Changes for V3:
> Fix typo.
> Move description to above of ttyUL.
> ---
> Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
> index 839054923530..ae7431e317ad 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
> @@ -2704,6 +2704,9 @@
> ...
> 185 = /dev/ttyNX15 Hilscher netX serial port 15
> 186 = /dev/ttyJ0 JTAG1 DCC protocol based serial port emulation
> +
> + If maximum number of uartlite serial ports are more than 4, then driver uses
"are more" -> "is more"
"then driver" -> "the driver" (or "then the driver")
Hugo.
> + dynamic allocation instead of static allocation for major number.
> 187 = /dev/ttyUL0 Xilinx uartlite - port 0
> ...
> 190 = /dev/ttyUL3 Xilinx uartlite - port 3
> --
> 2.25.1
>
--
Hugo Villeneuve <hugo@hugovil.com>