[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/1 v2] omap3_beagle: Enabling UART3 first allows the Transmitter to be empty

[Javier Martinez Canillas]

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 5:50 AM, Manfred Huber <man.huber at arcor.de> wrote:
> Please test the Patch. It is very simple on a Beagleboard. I guess you
> have flashed the actual SPL and u-boot and Beagleboard boots correctly.
> Now press and hold 'User' button and connect power. SPL should hang.
> You can see some symbols on the console from the ROM code.
>

Hi Manfred,

I don't have access to my IGEP board right now but I'll test your
patch as soon as posible.

> Install the Patch, compile it and flash the NAND. Beagleboard still
> boots correctly. Now press and hold 'User' button again and Beagleboard
> should also boot correctly. The Patch works.
>
> I suspect the IGEP board has the same bug. If so, the Patch should work
> on this board too and we don't need CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_BROKEN_TEMT
> anymore.
>

I still think that we should keep CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_BROKEN_TEMT or
something similar instead of just checking for CONFIG_OMAP34XX. Since
we don't know if this problem is also present on other TI OMAP
platforms (or any other platform). I would just change
CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_BROKEN_TEMT semantics once is confirmed that this
also fixes the issue on IGEP boards.

Also, if you are removing CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_BROKEN_TEMT then you have
to update the README too since it is explained there what this config
option does.

> If you don't want a patch for this bug please let me know. I will not
> bother you again.
>

Thanks a lot for working on this. Some people work on mainline U-Boot
on their free time (like myself) so it can take a few days until you
get a response about a patch. Please be patient :-)

> Best regards,
> Manfred
>
>

Thank a lot and best regards,
Javier

>
> On 2013-03-25 23:02, Manfred Huber wrote:
>>
>> From: Manfred Huber
>>
>> Due to a Bug in the ROM code of some OMAP3 devices, the TEMT bit is not
>> set if UART3 is configured before (only THRE is set). Reason is the
>> disabling of UART3 even though the Transmitter is not empty. Enabling
>> UART3 allows the Transmitter to be empty.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Manfred Huber <man.huber at arcor.de>
>> ---
>>   drivers/serial/ns16550.c |   12 ++++++++++--
>>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
>> index b2da8b3..24ff84f 100644
>> --- a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
>> +++ b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
>> @@ -36,10 +36,18 @@
>>
>>   void NS16550_init(NS16550_t com_port, int baud_divisor)
>>   {
>> -#if (!defined(CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_BROKEN_TEMT))
>> +#if (defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_OMAP34XX))
>> +    if ((serial_in(&com_port->lsr) & (UART_LSR_TEMT | UART_LSR_THRE))
>> == UART_LSR_THRE) {
>> +        serial_out(UART_LCR_DLAB, &com_port->lcr);
>> +        serial_out(baud_divisor & 0xff, &com_port->dll);
>> +        serial_out((baud_divisor >> 8) & 0xff, &com_port->dlm);
>> +        serial_out(UART_LCRVAL, &com_port->lcr);
>> +        serial_out(0, &com_port->mdr1);
>> +    }
>> +#endif
>> +
>>       while (!(serial_in(&com_port->lsr) & UART_LSR_TEMT))
>>           ;
>> -#endif
>>
>>       serial_out(CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_IER, &com_port->ier);
>>   #if (defined(CONFIG_OMAP) && !defined(CONFIG_OMAP3_ZOOM2)) || \
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