[Arm-netbook] serial console in new kernel sources

[Henrik Nordström]

lör 2012-05-19 klockan 00:33 +0100 skrev David Given:
> On 19/05/12 00:13, Henrik Nordström wrote:
> > fre 2012-05-18 klockan 23:49 +0100 skrev David Given:
> > 
> >> Also I can't find the sun4i serial driver anywhere in the kernel
> >> configuration, which means I don't get a serial console --- any pointers?
> > 
> > CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_SUNXI
> [...]
> 
> Apparently it doesn't show up in the kernel configuration tool, and is
> selected automatically when you enable generic 8250 support. *shrug*

Right. And as it should.

Most 8250 platform drivers are selected by default based on platform
parameters. Only some allow manual selection/deselection in EXPERT mode
only.

generic 8250 needs at least one platform driver to do anything.

Regards
Henrik