linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 03/31] serial: 8250_mxupci: enable enhanced mode and custom FIFO trigger levels

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Message-ID: <CAHp75VcN3R3PcWD7x5+8mVi48fRaUnghtT-2Bh94FcFLkQizLQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:13:44 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To: Crescent Hsieh <crescentcy.hsieh@...a.com>
Cc: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, jirislaby@...nel.org, 
	ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 03/31] serial: 8250_mxupci: enable enhanced mode and
 custom FIFO trigger levels

On Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM Crescent Hsieh
<crescentcy.hsieh@...a.com> wrote:
>
> Add support for enabling enhanced mode and configuring custom FIFO trigger
> levels on Moxa UPCI serial boards.
>
> Enhanced mode is activated via EFR, which also provides access to three
> configuration pages selected through EFR[7:6].
> These pages allow fine-tuning of advanced UART feature such as Rx/Tx

features

> interrupt trigger levels and flow control thresholds.

...

> +static int mxupci8250_startup(struct uart_port *port)
> +{
> +       struct uart_8250_port *up = up_to_u8250p(port);
> +       int ret;
> +       u8 efr;
> +
> +       ret = serial8250_do_startup(port);

This needs a very good comment on why it is okay to continue even in
error cases.

> +       serial_out(up, UART_LCR, UART_LCR_CONF_MODE_B);
> +
> +       efr = serial_in(up, UART_EFR);
> +       efr |= UART_EFR_ECB;
> +       serial_out(up, UART_EFR, efr);
> +
> +       efr &= ~MOXA_UART_EFR_PAGE_MASK;
> +       efr |= MOXA_UART_EFR_PAGE_1;
> +       serial_out(up, UART_EFR, efr);
> +
> +       serial_out(up, MOXA_UART_THRTL, 0);
> +       serial_out(up, MOXA_UART_RBRTI, 96);
> +       serial_out(up, MOXA_UART_RBRTL, 32);
> +       serial_out(up, MOXA_UART_RBRTH, 96);
> +
> +       serial_out(up, UART_LCR, up->lcr);
> +
> +       return ret;
> +}

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko