[PATCH] x86/serial: Use generic BASE_BAUD in asm/serial.h

From: Thorsten Blum

Date: Fri Jul 17 2026 - 03:33:48 EST


Include asm-generic/serial.h and use the generic BASE_BAUD definition
instead of redefining it. Update the comment accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/serial.h | 9 +--------
include/asm-generic/serial.h | 7 ++-----
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/serial.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/serial.h
index ece8299d2695..b623f6d70f64 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/serial.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/serial.h
@@ -2,14 +2,7 @@
#ifndef _ASM_X86_SERIAL_H
#define _ASM_X86_SERIAL_H

-/*
- * This assumes you have a 1.8432 MHz clock for your UART.
- *
- * It'd be nice if someone built a serial card with a 24.576 MHz
- * clock, since the 16550A is capable of handling a top speed of 1.5
- * megabits/second; but this requires a faster clock.
- */
-#define BASE_BAUD (1843200/16)
+#include <asm-generic/serial.h>

/* Standard COM flags (except for COM4, because of the 8514 problem) */
#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_DETECT_IRQ
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/serial.h b/include/asm-generic/serial.h
index ca9f7b6be3f0..53b04e607972 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/serial.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/serial.h
@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@
#define __ASM_GENERIC_SERIAL_H

/*
- * This should not be an architecture specific #define, oh well.
- *
- * Traditionally, it just describes i8250 and related serial ports
- * that have this clock rate.
+ * Default base baud for i8250 and related serial ports using a
+ * 1.8432 MHz UART clock.
*/
-
#define BASE_BAUD (1843200 / 16)

#endif /* __ASM_GENERIC_SERIAL_H */