linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] serial: 8250_dw: Do not reclock if already at correct rate

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Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2024 22:01:59 +0100
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Peter Collingbourne <pcc@...gle.com>
Cc: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>,
	Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] serial: 8250_dw: Do not reclock if already at correct
 rate

On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 11:26:34AM -0800, Peter Collingbourne wrote:
> When userspace opens the console, we call set_termios() passing a
> termios with the console's configured baud rate. Currently this causes
> dw8250_set_termios() to disable and then re-enable the UART clock at
> the same frequency as it was originally. This can cause corruption
> of any concurrent console output. Fix it by skipping the reclocking
> if we are already at the correct rate.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Collingbourne <pcc@...gle.com>
> Link: https://linux-review.googlesource.com/id/I2e3761d239cbf29ed41412e5338f30bffe1efc70

Again, why the link?  What does that help with?  Our tools add a Link:
tag to this public email thread, not a google gerrit instance.

thanks,

greg k-h