linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] serial: imx: Correct comment imx_flush

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Date:   Wed, 04 Oct 2017 17:12:39 +0100
From:   Martyn Welch <martyn.welch@...labora.co.uk>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] serial: imx: Correct comment imx_flush_buffer()

On Tue, 2017-10-03 at 20:27 +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 10:22:19AM +0100, Martyn Welch wrote:
> > The comment in imx_flush_buffer() states that the state of 4 registers
> > are to be saved/restored, then only saves and restores 3 registers. The
> > missing register (UBRC) is read only and thus can't be restored.
> > 
> > Update the comment to reflect reality.
> 
> Always run checkpatch.pl so you don't get grumpy maintainers telling you
> to run checkpatch.pl :(

Sorry Greg, must have got out of sync on that one :-(

Martyn