Aspeed Virtual UART
modulename: 8250_aspeed_vuart.ko
configname: CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_ASPEED_VUART
Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Device Drivers
└─>Character devices
└─>Serial drivers
└─>Device Tree and Open Firmware support
└─>Aspeed Virtual UART
In linux kernel since version 4.2 (release Date: 2015-08-30)
If you want to use the virtual UART (VUART) device on Aspeed
BMC platforms, enable this option. This enables the 16550A-
compatible device on the local LPC bus, giving a UART device
with no physical RS232 connections.
BMC platforms, enable this option. This enables the 16550A-
compatible device on the local LPC bus, giving a UART device
with no physical RS232 connections.
source code:
depends
CONFIG_HAS_IOMEMCONFIG_MFD_SYSCON
CONFIG_OF
CONFIG_SERIAL_8250
CONFIG_TTY
CONFIG_ARCH_ASPEED or CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST