Some platforms (e.g. IGEPv2 board) has a broken ns16550 UART that
does not set the TEMT bit when the transmitter is empty in SPL.
This makes U-Boot to hang while waiting for TEMT to be set.
Add a new option to avoid this:
CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_BROKEN_TEMT
16550 UART set the Transmitter Empty (TEMT) Bit when all output
has finished and the transmitter is totally empty. U-Boot waits
for this bit to be set to initialize the serial console. On some
broken platforms this bit is not set in SPL making U-Boot to
hang while waiting for TEMT. Define this option to avoid it.
Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier.marti...@collabora.co.uk>
---
README | 8 ++++++++
drivers/serial/ns16550.c | 2 ++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 78f40df..a89861e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -616,6 +616,14 @@ The following options need to be configured:
boot loader that has already initialized the UART. Define this
variable to flush the UART at init time.
+ CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_BROKEN_TEMT
+
+ 16550 UART set the Transmitter Empty (TEMT) Bit when all output
+ has finished and the transmitter is totally empty. U-Boot waits
+ for this bit to be set to initialize the serial console. On some
+ broken platforms this bit is not set in SPL making U-Boot to
+ hang while waiting for TEMT. Define this option to avoid it.
+
- Console Interface:
Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
diff --git a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
index bbd91ca..87a0917 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@
void NS16550_init(NS16550_t com_port, int baud_divisor)
{
+#if (!defined(CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_BROKEN_TEMT))
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)) || \
--
1.7.7.6
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