tree 77165d6a19281278d54c0b054ffacf7472bd093e
parent b76c5a0717094f0a900d9afd8e36f7ad8dbba587
author Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@linux-mips.org> 1216873788 -0700
committer Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> 1216921649 -0700

serial: Z85C30: avoid a hang at console switch-over

Changes to the generic console support code that happened a while ago
introduced a scenario where the initial console is used in parallel with
the final console during a brief period when switching between the two is
in progress.  During that time a message about the switch-over is printed.

With some combinations of chips, firmware and drivers, such as the Zilog
Z85C30 SCC used with the DECstation, a hang may happen because the
firmware used for the initial console may not expect the state of the chip
after it has been initialised by the driver.  This is not a bug in the
firmware, as some registers it would have to examine are write-only.

This is a workaround for the Z85C30 which reuses the power-management
callback to keep the transmitter of the line associated with the console
enabled.  It reflects the consensus reached in a discussion a while ago.

Signed-off-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@linux-mips.org>
Cc: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
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>