drivers/rc_input: always provide RC_PORT_CONFIG parameter

- RC_PORT_CONFIG is disabled by default if the board doesn't have
CONFIG_BOARD_SERIAL_RC set
 - allows user facing custom RC configuration that overrides board
defaults

Tools/serial/generate_config.py

@@ -268,10 +268,14 @@ for serial_command in serial_commands:
                 default_port_str = port_config['default'][i]
             else:
                 default_port_str = port_config['default']
+
             if default_port_str != "":
                 if default_port_str not in serial_ports:
                     raise Exception("Default Port {:} not found for {:}".format(default_port_str, serial_command['label']))
-                default_port = serial_ports[default_port_str]['index']
+
+                if default_port_str in dict(board_ports).keys():
+                    default_port = serial_ports[default_port_str]['index']
+
 
         commands.append({
             'command': serial_command['command'],

src/drivers/rc_input/RCInput.cpp

@@ -123,15 +123,15 @@ RCInput::task_spawn(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int myoptind = 1;
 	int ch;
 	const char *myoptarg = nullptr;
-	const char *device = nullptr;
+	const char *device_name = nullptr;
 #if defined(RC_SERIAL_PORT)
-	device = RC_SERIAL_PORT;
+	device_name = RC_SERIAL_PORT;
 #endif // RC_SERIAL_PORT
 
 	while ((ch = px4_getopt(argc, argv, "d:", &myoptind, &myoptarg)) != EOF) {
 		switch (ch) {
 		case 'd':
-			device = myoptarg;
+			device_name = myoptarg;
 			break;
 
 		case '?':
@@ -149,24 +149,31 @@ RCInput::task_spawn(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (device == nullptr) {
+	if (device_name && (access(device_name, R_OK | W_OK) == 0)) {
-		PX4_ERR("valid device required");
+		RCInput *instance = new RCInput(device_name);
-		return PX4_ERROR;
+
+		if (instance == nullptr) {
+			PX4_ERR("alloc failed");
+			return PX4_ERROR;
+		}
+
+		_object.store(instance);
+		_task_id = task_id_is_work_queue;
+
+		instance->ScheduleOnInterval(_current_update_interval);
+
+		return PX4_OK;
+
+	} else {
+		if (device_name) {
+			PX4_ERR("invalid device (-d) %s", device_name);
+
+		} else {
+			PX4_INFO("valid device required");
+		}
 	}
 
-	RCInput *instance = new RCInput(device);
+	return PX4_ERROR;
-
-	if (instance == nullptr) {
-		PX4_ERR("alloc failed");
-		return PX4_ERROR;
-	}
-
-	_object.store(instance);
-	_task_id = task_id_is_work_queue;
-
-	instance->ScheduleOnInterval(_current_update_interval);
-
-	return PX4_OK;
 }
 
 void

src/drivers/rc_input/module.yaml

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ serial_config:
         name: RC_PORT_CONFIG
         group: Serial
         default: RC
-        depends_on_port: RC
         description_extended: |
             Setting this to 'Disabled' will use a board-specific default port
             for RC input.