kernel/linux.git/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig, branch master

serial: pic32_uart: allow driver to be compiled on all architectures with COMPILE_TEST

2026-03-12T14:25:04+00:00

This driver currently only supports builds against a PIC32 target, or with COMPILE_TEST on MIPS. Now that commit 24cad1a22848 ("serial: pic32_uart: update include to use pic32.h from platform_data") is merged, it's possible to compile this driver on other architectures. To avoid future breakage of this driver in the future, let's update the Kconfig so that it can be built with COMPILE_TEST enabled on all architectures. Signed-off-by: Brian Masney Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260222-serial-pic32-v1-1-8fdbc0d0d334@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

serial: tegra: remove Kconfig dependency on APB DMA controller

2026-03-12T14:24:48+00:00

This driver runs also on SoCs without a Tegra20 APB DMA controller (e.g. Tegra234). Remove the Kconfig dependency on TEGRA20_APB_DMA, and remove reference to the APB DMA controller from the Kconfig help text. Signed-off-by: Francesco Lavra Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260303111438.2691799-1-flavra@baylibre.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

serial: remove drivers for espressif esp32

2026-03-12T14:06:52+00:00

These drivers were added about 3 years ago, and depend on the XTENSA_PLATFORM_ESP32 config option which has never existed, so no device can actually use them. They can only be compiled with COMPILE_TEST. In a previous conversation [1], Greg suggested removing the drivers, and Max, the original submitter of the drivers, agreed due to a lack of foreseeable development. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260308131412.1102749-1-julianbraha@gmail.com/ [1] Signed-off-by: Julian Braha Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260309122321.1528622-1-julianbraha@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

serial: SH_SCI: improve "DMA support" prompt

2026-01-16T13:25:16+00:00

Having a prompt of "DMA support" suddenly appear during a "make oldconfig" can be confusing. Add a little helpful text to the prompt message. Fixes: 73a19e4c0301 ("serial: sh-sci: Add DMA support.") Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260110232643.3533351-5-rdunlap@infradead.org Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

serial: Kconfig: fix ordering of entries for menu display

2026-01-16T13:25:16+00:00

Improve the "Non-8250 serial port support" menu so that entries in it are displayed in a better order (_CONSOLE after its driver) and so that intervening symbols don't break up the dependency list, allowing menu entries to be displayed with proper indentation. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260110232643.3533351-4-rdunlap@infradead.org Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

serial: imx: change SERIAL_IMX_CONSOLE to bool

2026-01-16T13:25:15+00:00

SERIAL_IMX_CONSOLE is a build option for the imx driver (SERIAL_IMX). It does not build a separate console driver file, so it can't be built as a module since it isn't built at all. Change the Kconfig symbol from tristate to bool and update the help text accordingly. Fixes: 0db4f9b91c86 ("tty: serial: imx: enable imx serial console port as module") Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260110232643.3533351-2-rdunlap@infradead.org Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

serial: sc16is7xx: Kconfig: allow building with COMPILE_TEST

2025-10-28T14:25:41+00:00

Add COMPILE_TEST as an option to allow test building the driver. Suggested-by: Geert Uytterhoeven Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240604083159.d984dd08741396ea4ca46418@hugovil.com/raw Signed-off-by: Hugo Villeneuve Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251027142957.1032073-11-hugo@hugovil.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Merge tag 'tty-6.18-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty

2025-10-04T22:57:44+00:00

Pull tty/serial updates from Greg KH: "Here are some small updates for tty/serial drivers for 6.18-rc1. Not many changes overall, just the usual: - abi cleanups and reworking of the tty functions by Jiri by adding console lock guard logic - 8250_platform driver updates - qcom-geni driver updates - other minor serial driver updates - some more vt escape codes added All of these have been in linux-next for a while with no reported issues" * tag 'tty-6.18-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty: (43 commits) tty: serial: fix help message for SERIAL_CPM serial: 8250: omap: Support wakeup pinctrl state on suspend dt-bindings: serial: 8250_omap: Add wakeup pinctrl state serial: max310x: improve interrupt handling vt: move vc_saved_screen to within tty allocated judgment Revert "m68k: make HPDCA and HPAPCI bools" tty: remove redundant condition checks tty/vt: Add missing return value for VT_RESIZE in vt_ioctl() vt: remove redundant check on vc_mode in con_font_set() serial: qcom-geni: Add DFS clock mode support to GENI UART driver m68k: make HPDCA and HPAPCI bools tty: n_gsm: Don't block input queue by waiting MSC serial: qcom-geni: Fix off-by-one error in ida_alloc_range() serdev: Drop dev_pm_domain_detach() call serial: sc16is7xx: drop redundant conversion to bool vt: add support for smput/rmput escape codes serial: stm32: allow selecting console when the driver is module serial: 8250_core: fix coding style issue tty: serial: Modify the use of dev_err_probe() s390/char/con3270: use tty_port_tty guard() ...

tty: serial: fix help message for SERIAL_CPM

2025-09-17T11:11:30+00:00

Running checkpatch reported error extra whitespace at the end of help message for SERIAL_CPM menu entry Signed-off-by: Arturs Artamonovs Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

tty: serial: atmel: make it selectable for ARCH_MICROCHIP

2025-09-09T08:34:21+00:00

LAN969x uses the Atmel USART serial, so make it selectable for ARCH_MICROCHIP to avoid needing to update depends in future if other Microchip SoC-s use it as well. Signed-off-by: Robert Marko Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Acked-by: Daniel Machon Signed-off-by: Nicolas Ferre