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CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM: Devicetree based probing for 8250 ports

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The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM has multiple definitions:

Devicetree based probing for 8250 ports found in drivers/tty/serial/8250/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM:

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This option is used for all 8250 compatible serial ports that are probed through devicetree, including Open Firmware based PowerPC systems and embedded systems on architectures using the flattened device tree format.

Serial port on Open Firmware platform bus found in drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM:

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If you have a PowerPC based system that has serial ports on a platform specific bus, you should enable this option. Currently, only 8250 compatible ports are supported, but others can easily be added.

Serial port on Open Firmware platform bus found in drivers/serial/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM:

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If you have a PowerPC based system that has serial ports on a platform specific bus, you should enable this option. Currently, only 8250 compatible ports are supported, but others can easily be added.

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