[U-Boot-Users] Runtime switch from uart0 to uart1?

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <1095207529.2892.12.camel at localhost.localdomain> you wrote:
>
> Thanx.  I've been tasked out by my higher-ups to do this.  I'm planning
> on adding the code directly to cpu/ppc4xx/serial.c.

Fine.

> However, I think this is going to add a little bit of text space even if
> CONFIG_SERIAL_MULTI is not defined.

You know the reply: I don't like this idea ;-)

> There are several functions that will need to have this done, thus
> adding 1 layer of indirection to the current code to allow for multiple
> serial channels.

Maybe we can use function pointers instead which can  be  overloaded?
[Just  be  careful  and  remember  that  function  pointers don't get
relocated automagically.]

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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