linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 26/29] serial: 8250: use serial

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Message-ID: <2025022032-movie-citation-b267@gregkh>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:39:40 +0100
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: "Jiri Slaby (SUSE)" <jirislaby@...nel.org>,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 26/29] serial: 8250: use serial_in/out() helpers

On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 02:27:41PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 12:16:03PM +0100, Jiri Slaby (SUSE) wrote:
> > There are serial_in/out() helpers to be used instead of direct
> > p->serial_in/out(). Use them in various 8250 drivers.
> 
> Is this just a mechanical (compile-only) conversion?
> IIRC 8250 DW code is twisted in some cases and it might
> be a possibility of dead loops, but I don't remember it
> by heart and haven't checked myself before writing this
> reply.
> 
> TL;DR: this needs a thorough review.

Wonderful, are you going to do it?  :)