56 files changed, 60 insertions, 50 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index 7b8cf0295f6c..04f8b2d083c6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -15,34 +15,6 @@ config DEVKMEM
           kind of kernel debugging operations.
           When in doubt, say "N".
 
-config SX
-        tristate "Specialix SX (and SI) card support"
-        depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || EISA || ISA) && BROKEN
-        help
-          This is a driver for the SX and SI multiport serial cards.
-          Please read the file <file:Documentation/serial/sx.txt> for details.
-
-          This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be
-          inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
-          The module will be called sx. If you want to do that, say M here.
-
-config RIO
-        tristate "Specialix RIO system support"
-        depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && BROKEN
-        help
-          This is a driver for the Specialix RIO, a smart serial card which
-          drives an outboard box that can support up to 128 ports.  Product
-          information is at <http://www.perle.com/support/documentation.html#multiport>.
-          There are both ISA and PCI versions.
-
-config RIO_OLDPCI
-        bool "Support really old RIO/PCI cards"
-        depends on RIO
-        help
-          Older RIO PCI cards need some initialization-time configuration to
-          determine the IRQ and some control addresses.  If you have a RIO and
-          this doesn't seem to work, try setting this to Y.
-
 config STALDRV
         bool "Stallion multiport serial support"
         depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
@@ -55,22 +27,6 @@ config STALDRV
           in this case.  If you have never heard about all this, it's safe to
           say N.
 
-config A2232
-        tristate "Commodore A2232 serial support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-        depends on EXPERIMENTAL && ZORRO && BROKEN
-        ---help---
-          This option supports the 2232 7-port serial card shipped with the
-          Amiga 2000 and other Zorro-bus machines, dating from 1989.  At
-          a max of 19,200 bps, the ports are served by a 6551 ACIA UART chip
-          each, plus a 8520 CIA, and a master 6502 CPU and buffer as well. The
-          ports were connected with 8 pin DIN connectors on the card bracket,
-          for which 8 pin to DB25 adapters were supplied. The card also had
-          jumpers internally to toggle various pinning configurations.
-
-          This driver can be built as a module; but then "generic_serial"
-          will also be built as a module. This has to be loaded before
-          "ser_a2232". If you want to do this, answer M here.
-
 config SGI_SNSC
         bool "SGI Altix system controller communication support"
         depends on (IA64_SGI_SN2 || IA64_GENERIC)
diff --git a/drivers/char/Makefile b/drivers/char/Makefile
index 48bb8acbea49..3ca1f627be8a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/char/Makefile
@@ -5,13 +5,7 @@
 obj-y                           += mem.o random.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TTY_PRINTK)        += ttyprintk.o
 obj-y                           += misc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_MVME147_SCC)       += generic_serial.o vme_scc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_MVME162_SCC)       += generic_serial.o vme_scc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_BVME6000_SCC)      += generic_serial.o vme_scc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_A2232)             += ser_a2232.o generic_serial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATARI_DSP56K)      += dsp56k.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SX)                += sx.o generic_serial.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_RIO)               += rio/ generic_serial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RAW_DRIVER)        += raw.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SGI_SNSC)          += snsc.o snsc_event.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MSPEC)             += mspec.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
index fb1fc4e5a8cb..58e4a8e15a0e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ if !STAGING_EXCLUDE_BUILD
 
 source "drivers/staging/tty/Kconfig"
 
+source "drivers/staging/generic_serial/Kconfig"
+
 source "drivers/staging/et131x/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/slicoss/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
index f498e345a01d..ff7372d25c91 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_STAGING)           += staging.o
 
 obj-y += tty/
+obj-y += generic_serial/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ET131X)            += et131x/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SLICOSS)           += slicoss/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_GO7007)      += go7007/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..795daea37750
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+config A2232
+        tristate "Commodore A2232 serial support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+        depends on EXPERIMENTAL && ZORRO && BROKEN
+        ---help---
+          This option supports the 2232 7-port serial card shipped with the
+          Amiga 2000 and other Zorro-bus machines, dating from 1989.  At
+          a max of 19,200 bps, the ports are served by a 6551 ACIA UART chip
+          each, plus a 8520 CIA, and a master 6502 CPU and buffer as well. The
+          ports were connected with 8 pin DIN connectors on the card bracket,
+          for which 8 pin to DB25 adapters were supplied. The card also had
+          jumpers internally to toggle various pinning configurations.
+
+          This driver can be built as a module; but then "generic_serial"
+          will also be built as a module. This has to be loaded before
+          "ser_a2232". If you want to do this, answer M here.
+
+config SX
+        tristate "Specialix SX (and SI) card support"
+        depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || EISA || ISA) && BROKEN
+        help
+          This is a driver for the SX and SI multiport serial cards.
+          Please read the file <file:Documentation/serial/sx.txt> for details.
+
+          This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be
+          inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
+          The module will be called sx. If you want to do that, say M here.
+
+config RIO
+        tristate "Specialix RIO system support"
+        depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && BROKEN
+        help
+          This is a driver for the Specialix RIO, a smart serial card which
+          drives an outboard box that can support up to 128 ports.  Product
+          information is at <http://www.perle.com/support/documentation.html#multiport>.
+          There are both ISA and PCI versions.
+
+config RIO_OLDPCI
+        bool "Support really old RIO/PCI cards"
+        depends on RIO
+        help
+          Older RIO PCI cards need some initialization-time configuration to
+          determine the IRQ and some control addresses.  If you have a RIO and
+          this doesn't seem to work, try setting this to Y.
+
+
diff --git a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/Makefile b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ffc90c8b013c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+obj-$(CONFIG_MVME147_SCC)       += generic_serial.o vme_scc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MVME162_SCC)       += generic_serial.o vme_scc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BVME6000_SCC)      += generic_serial.o vme_scc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_A2232)             += ser_a2232.o generic_serial.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SX)                += sx.o generic_serial.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_RIO)               += rio/ generic_serial.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/TODO b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/TODO
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..88756453ac6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/TODO
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+These are a few tty/serial drivers that either do not build,
+or work if they do build, or if they seem to work, are for obsolete
+hardware, or are full of unfixable races and no one uses them anymore.
+
+If no one steps up to adopt any of these drivers, they will be removed
+in the 2.6.41 release.
diff --git a/drivers/char/generic_serial.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/generic_serial.c
index 5954ee1dc953..5954ee1dc953 100644
--- a/drivers/char/generic_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/generic_serial.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/Makefile b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/Makefile
index 1661875883fb..1661875883fb 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/Makefile
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/board.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/board.h
index bdea633a9076..bdea633a9076 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/board.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/board.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/cirrus.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/cirrus.h
index 5ab51679caa2..5ab51679caa2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/cirrus.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/cirrus.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/cmdblk.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/cmdblk.h
index 9ed4f861675a..9ed4f861675a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/cmdblk.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/cmdblk.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/cmdpkt.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/cmdpkt.h
index c1e7a2798070..c1e7a2798070 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/cmdpkt.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/cmdpkt.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/daemon.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/daemon.h
index 4af90323fd00..4af90323fd00 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/daemon.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/daemon.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/errors.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/errors.h
index bdb05234090a..bdb05234090a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/errors.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/errors.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/func.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/func.h
index 078d44f85e45..078d44f85e45 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/func.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/func.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/host.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/host.h
index 78f24540c224..78f24540c224 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/host.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/host.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/link.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/link.h
index f3bf11a04d41..f3bf11a04d41 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/link.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/link.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/linux_compat.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/linux_compat.h
index 34c0d2899ef1..34c0d2899ef1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/linux_compat.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/linux_compat.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/map.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/map.h
index 8366978578c1..8366978578c1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/map.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/map.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/param.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/param.h
index 7e9b6283e8aa..7e9b6283e8aa 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/param.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/param.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/parmmap.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/parmmap.h
index acc8fa439df5..acc8fa439df5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/parmmap.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/parmmap.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/pci.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/pci.h
index 6032f9135956..6032f9135956 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/pci.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/pci.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/phb.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/phb.h
index a4c48ae4e365..a4c48ae4e365 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/phb.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/phb.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/pkt.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/pkt.h
index a9458164f02f..a9458164f02f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/pkt.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/pkt.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/port.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/port.h
index 49cf6d15ee54..49cf6d15ee54 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/port.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/port.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/protsts.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/protsts.h
index 8ab79401d3ee..8ab79401d3ee 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/protsts.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/protsts.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rio.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rio.h
index 1bf36223a4e8..1bf36223a4e8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/rio.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rio.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rio_linux.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rio_linux.c
index 5e33293d24e3..5e33293d24e3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/rio_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rio_linux.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rio_linux.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rio_linux.h
index 7f26cd7c815e..7f26cd7c815e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/rio_linux.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rio_linux.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rioboard.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioboard.h
index 252230043c82..252230043c82 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/rioboard.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioboard.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rioboot.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioboot.c
index d956dd316005..d956dd316005 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/rioboot.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioboot.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/riocmd.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riocmd.c
index f121357e5af0..f121357e5af0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/riocmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riocmd.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rioctrl.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioctrl.c
index 780506326a73..780506326a73 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/rioctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioctrl.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/riodrvr.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riodrvr.h
index 0907e711b355..0907e711b355 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/riodrvr.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riodrvr.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rioinfo.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioinfo.h
index 42ff1e79d96f..42ff1e79d96f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/rioinfo.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioinfo.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rioinit.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioinit.c
index 24a282bb89d4..24a282bb89d4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/rioinit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioinit.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/riointr.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riointr.c
index 2e71aecae206..2e71aecae206 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/riointr.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riointr.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rioioctl.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioioctl.h
index e8af5b30519e..e8af5b30519e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/rioioctl.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioioctl.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rioparam.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioparam.c
index 6415f3f32a72..6415f3f32a72 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/rioparam.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioparam.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rioroute.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioroute.c
index f9b936ac3394..f9b936ac3394 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/rioroute.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioroute.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/riospace.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riospace.h
index ffb31d4332b9..ffb31d4332b9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/riospace.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riospace.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/riotable.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riotable.c
index 3d15802dc0f3..3d15802dc0f3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/riotable.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riotable.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/riotty.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riotty.c
index 8a90393faf3c..8a90393faf3c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/riotty.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riotty.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/route.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/route.h
index 46e963771c30..46e963771c30 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/route.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/route.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rup.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rup.h
index 4ae90cb207a9..4ae90cb207a9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/rup.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rup.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/unixrup.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/unixrup.h
index 7abf0cba0f2c..7abf0cba0f2c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/unixrup.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/unixrup.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/ser_a2232.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/ser_a2232.c
index 3f47c2ead8e5..3f47c2ead8e5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ser_a2232.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/ser_a2232.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/ser_a2232.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/ser_a2232.h
index bc09eb9e118b..bc09eb9e118b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ser_a2232.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/ser_a2232.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/ser_a2232fw.ax b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/ser_a2232fw.ax
index 736438032768..736438032768 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ser_a2232fw.ax
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/ser_a2232fw.ax
diff --git a/drivers/char/ser_a2232fw.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/ser_a2232fw.h
index e09a30acfe5c..e09a30acfe5c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ser_a2232fw.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/ser_a2232fw.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/sx.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/sx.c
index 1291462bcddb..1291462bcddb 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/sx.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/sx.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/sx.h
index 87c2defdead7..87c2defdead7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sx.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/sx.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/sxboards.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/sxboards.h
index 427927dc7dbf..427927dc7dbf 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sxboards.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/sxboards.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/sxwindow.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/sxwindow.h
index cf01b662aefc..cf01b662aefc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sxwindow.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/sxwindow.h
diff --git a/drivers/char/vme_scc.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/vme_scc.c
index 96838640f575..96838640f575 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vme_scc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/vme_scc.c