[PATCH V2 0/2] Use dynamic allocation for major number when uart ports > 4

Device number 204 has a range of minors on major number.
uart_register_driver is failing due to lack of minor numbers
when more number of uart ports used. So, to avoid minor number
limitation on 204 major number use dynamic major allocation
when more than 4 uart ports used otherwise use static major
allocation.

https://docs.kernel.org/arch/arm/sa1100/serial_uart.html

Signed-off-by: Manikanta Guntupalli <redacted>
---
Changes for V2:
Update logic to use either static or dynamic major allocation.
Update commit description.
Update description of SERIAL_UARTLITE_NR_UARTS in Kconfig.
---
  drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig    | 2 ++
  drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.c | 5 +++++
  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index 732c893c8d16..368c63066a86 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig

@@ -532,6 +532,8 @@ config SERIAL_UARTLITE_NR_UARTS
  	help
  	  Set this to the number of uartlites in your system, or the number
  	  you think you might implement.
+	  If maximum number of uartlite serial ports more than 4,

then driver uses
+	  dynamic allocation instead of static allocation for major number.
  
  config SERIAL_SUNCORE
  	bool

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.c b/drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.c
index 404c14acafa5..517f1f34143d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.c

@@ -24,8 +24,13 @@
  #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
  
  #define ULITE_NAME		"ttyUL"
+#if (CONFIG_SERIAL_UARTLITE_NR_UARTS > 4)

+#define ULITE_MAJOR             0       /* use dynamic node allocation */
+#define ULITE_MINOR             0
+#else
  #define ULITE_MAJOR		204
  #define ULITE_MINOR		187
+#endif
  #define ULITE_NR_UARTS		CONFIG_SERIAL_UARTLITE_NR_UARTS
  
  /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Describe when uartlite driver uses static/dynamic allocation for major
number based on maximum number of uartlite serial ports.

Signed-off-by: Manikanta Guntupalli <redacted>
---
Changes for V2:
This patch introduced in V2.
---
  Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt | 4 ++++
  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
index 839054923530..d2f2c9f436db 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt

@@ -2707,6 +2707,10 @@
  		 187 = /dev/ttyUL0		Xilinx uartlite - port 0
  		    ...
  		 190 = /dev/ttyUL3		Xilinx uartlite - port 3
+
+		 If maximum number of uartlite serial ports more than 4, then driver uses
+		 dynamic allocation instead of static allocation for major number.