Re: [PATCH 2/4] serial: 8250: export serial8250_get_baud_rate()

[Christian Marangi]

On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 11:20:48AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 09, 2026 at 11:39:32PM +0200, Christian Marangi wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 12:35:02AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > On Thu, Jul 09, 2026 at 10:56:50PM +0200, Christian Marangi wrote:
> > > > Some driver might need to access the current baud rate to correctly
> > > > configure it.
> > > > 
> > > > Export the serial8250_get_baud_rate() function to limit code duplication.
> > > 
> > > Why?
> > > 
> > > We have _get_divisor() / _set_divisor() for exactly that purpose, no?
> > 
> > I can only see set and I'm not following how that helps with any driver
> > that needs to get the baud_rate?
> 
> You operate on the divisor settings instead of baud rate. Otherwise, can
> you elaborate why no other (out of dozens!) driver needs this? What do
> you try to achieve with the baud rate settings exactly?
> 

Ok it wasn't easy to find but you were referring to the .set_divisor and
.get_divisor. Now it's clear. Yes I guess I can use them instead of
exporting this function.

Sorry for the noise and thanks for the suggestion! 

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