patch "serial: 8250: bind to ALi Fast Infrared Controller (ALI5123)" added to tty-next

This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled

serial: 8250: bind to ALi Fast Infrared Controller (ALI5123)

to my tty git tree which can be found at
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty.git
in the tty-next branch.

The patch will show up in the next release of the linux-next tree (usually sometime within the next 24 hours during the week.)

The patch will also be merged in the next major kernel release during the merge window.

If you have any questions about this process, please let me know.

From: "Maciej S. Szmigiero" <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 23:15:05 +0200
Subject: serial: 8250: bind to ALi Fast Infrared Controller (ALI5123)

This way this device can be used with irtty-sir -
at least on Toshiba Satellite A20-S103 it is not configured by default and needs PNP activation before it starts to respond on I/O ports.

This device has actually its own driver (ali-ircc), but this driver seems to be non-functional for a very long time (see http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.irda.general/484
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.network.protocols.obex.openobex.user/943
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=535070 ).

---
 drivers/acpi/acpi_pnp.c            | 1 +
 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pnp.c | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)

index ff6d8adc9cda..fb765524cc3d 100644
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id acpi_pnp_device_ids[] = {
 	{"AEI0250"},		/* PROLiNK 1456VH ISA PnP K56flex Fax Modem */
 	{"AEI1240"},		/* Actiontec ISA PNP 56K X2 Fax Modem */
 	{"AKY1021"},		/* Rockwell 56K ACF II Fax+Data+Voice Modem */
+	{"ALI5123"},		/* ALi Fast Infrared Controller */
 	{"AZT4001"},		/* AZT3005 PnP SOUND DEVICE */
 	{"BDP3336"},		/* Best Data Products Inc. Smart One 336F PnP Modem */
 	{"BRI0A49"},		/* Boca Complete Ofc Communicator 14.4 Data-FAX */

index 61fd3d3db676..658b392d1170 100644
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ static const struct pnp_device_id pnp_dev_table[] = {
 	{	"AEI1240",		0	},
 	/* Rockwell 56K ACF II Fax+Data+Voice Modem */
 	{	"AKY1021",		0 /*SPCI_FL_NO_SHIRQ*/	},
+	/*
+	 * ALi Fast Infrared Controller
+	 * Native driver (ali-ircc) is broken so at least
+	 * it can be used with irtty-sir.
+	 */
+	{	"ALI5123",		0	},
 	/* AZT3005 PnP SOUND DEVICE */
 	{	"AZT4001",		0	},
 	/* Best Data Products Inc. Smart One 336F PnP Modem */

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