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From: Michal Simek <michal.simek@xilinx.com>
To: Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@mips.com>,
	Michal Simek <michal.simek@xilinx.com>,
	<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <monstr@monstr.eu>
Cc: stable <stable@vger.kernel.org>, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.com>,
	Douglas Anderson <dianders@chromium.org>,
	<linux-serial@vger.kernel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
	Jeffy Chen <jeffy.chen@rock-chips.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] serial: 8250_early: Setup divider when uartclk is passed
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 14:27:47 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4e5e4f48-ec79-2c99-a321-83c0e383991a@xilinx.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <f8c69fee-8889-f0aa-1235-b7a65068238b@mips.com>

Hi Matt,

On 23.4.2018 15:21, Matt Redfearn wrote:
> Hi Michal
> 
> On 23/04/18 10:18, Michal Simek wrote:
>> device->baud is always non zero value because it is checked already in
>> early_serial8250_setup() before init_port is called.
> 
> True, currently init_port is only called from the one location and so
> the test is a little redundant, though I don't see the harm in testing
> both inputs to the divisor calculation immediately before use such that
> any future call path avoids setting a bad divisor.

I will let others to decide.

> 
>>
>> Fixes: 0ff3ab701963 ("serial: 8250_early: Only set divisor if valid
>> clk & baud")
>> Cc: stable <stable@vger.kernel.org>
> 
> Even if the test is dropped going forward, I wouldn't consider it's
> presence a "bug" such that a fix needs to be backported.

Not a problem with not adding this to stable.

Thanks,
Michal

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From: Michal Simek <michal.simek@xilinx.com>
To: Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@mips.com>,
	Michal Simek <michal.simek@xilinx.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, monstr@monstr.eu
Cc: stable <stable@vger.kernel.org>, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.com>,
	Douglas Anderson <dianders@chromium.org>,
	linux-serial@vger.kernel.org,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
	Jeffy Chen <jeffy.chen@rock-chips.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] serial: 8250_early: Setup divider when uartclk is passed
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 14:27:47 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4e5e4f48-ec79-2c99-a321-83c0e383991a@xilinx.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <f8c69fee-8889-f0aa-1235-b7a65068238b@mips.com>

Hi Matt,

On 23.4.2018 15:21, Matt Redfearn wrote:
> Hi Michal
> 
> On 23/04/18 10:18, Michal Simek wrote:
>> device->baud is always non zero value because it is checked already in
>> early_serial8250_setup() before init_port is called.
> 
> True, currently init_port is only called from the one location and so
> the test is a little redundant, though I don't see the harm in testing
> both inputs to the divisor calculation immediately before use such that
> any future call path avoids setting a bad divisor.

I will let others to decide.

> 
>>
>> Fixes: 0ff3ab701963 ("serial: 8250_early: Only set divisor if valid
>> clk & baud")
>> Cc: stable <stable@vger.kernel.org>
> 
> Even if the test is dropped going forward, I wouldn't consider it's
> presence a "bug" such that a fix needs to be backported.

Not a problem with not adding this to stable.

Thanks,
Michal

  reply	other threads:[~2018-04-24 12:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-04-23  9:18 [PATCH] serial: 8250_early: Setup divider when uartclk is passed Michal Simek
2018-04-23  9:18 ` Michal Simek
2018-04-23 13:21 ` Matt Redfearn
2018-04-23 13:21   ` Matt Redfearn
2018-04-24 12:27   ` Michal Simek [this message]
2018-04-24 12:27     ` Michal Simek
2018-04-25 12:51 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman

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