Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] serial: core: Extract uart_alloc_xmit_buf() and uart_free_xmit_buf()

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Wed Apr 10 2024 - 10:00:45 EST


On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 11:04:35AM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> On 09. 04. 24, 19:40, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

..

> I see very much of tty_port_alloc_xmit_buf() and tty_port_free_xmit_buf() in
> here :).

A-ha!

> Currently, different locks are used, so the patch is, I think, good for now.
> For future, we should switch to the tty port helpers.

Sure, but I'm not familiar with TTY.

> Actually have you looked if the different locking is an issue at all? IOW,
> isn't the tty_port's (and its xmit buf) lifetime enough w/o uart port locks?

Nope. I only looked at spin lock differences (irq/irqsave) and decided that
irqsave variant is good for both cases.

..

So, do I need to do anything or is it good to go as-is?
Thanks for review.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko