linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3] tty/serial: add support for Xilinx PS UART

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Date:	Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:33:40 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	johnlinn@...cast.net
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	michal.simek@...alogix.com, joe@...ches.com,
	grant.likely@...retlab.ca, greg@...ah.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] tty/serial: add support for Xilinx PS UART

> I thought I was improving but now as I look at it further, that seems like it 
> was better and I should have stuck to that method.
> 
> Thoughts?

Go for nearest is the right behaviour. The whole tty layer works on that
basis as do soem other things. It means you don't have to have a set of
calls to do things like "enumerate valid data rates" instead you ask and
compare.

> > > +	uart_update_timeout(port, termios->c_cflag, baud);
> > 
> > [which would also fix this timeout!]
> 
> Maybe you were meaning that if the baud rate was not really set because of the
> error this timeout would be wrong also, and if so that makes sense.

Correct

Alan
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