[SRU][F/J/L] [PATCH 0/1] enable Renesas RZ platform serial installer

[Tim Gardner]

On 8/14/23 1:13 AM, Andrea Righi wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2022361
> 
> [Impact]
> 
> The ubuntu installer does not work via serial ports for Renesas boards
> like RZ/G2M-HiHope
> (https://www.renesas.com/us/en/products/microcontrollers-microprocessors/rz-mpus/rzg2m-hihope-rzg2m-reference-board,
> RZ/G2L, RZ/G2LC, RZ/G2UL SMARC Board
> (https://renesas.info/wiki/RZ-G/RZ-G2L_SMARC).
> 
> The installation can be done using HDMI ports, but it would be nice to
> support installation via serial port as well.
> 
> [Test case]
> 
> Try to install Ubuntu on a Renesas board.
> 
> [Fix]
> 
> Statically build SuperH SCI(F) serial port support (with earlyconsole).
> 
> [Regression potential]
> 
> Statically building an additional driver in the kernel can make the
> kernel image bigger, potentially causing boot issues in small (arm64 /
> armhf) platforms.
> 
> 

Why would we do this for kernels older then Lunar ? If a cloud developer 
is not vigilant, it will also affect the size of cloud images given the 
new annotations scheme (if the derivative includes from debian.master).

rtg
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Tim Gardner
Canonical, Inc