On 2011-02-16, Andrei Warkentin <andreiw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I looked about the archives, but maybe I skipped something... When I
> am handling set_termios, what assumptions can I make regarding the
> TX/RX state? I didn't take a look at all the serial drivers, but the
> ones I did look did not bother flushing FIFOs and ensuring nothing can
> be present in the TX FIFO while updating LCR and divisors. Should I do
> the equivalent of stop_tx inside set_termios? Is that already ensured?
> The hardware I am looking at needs to have FIFO cleared after setting
> baud rate, and I was getting concerned over potential data loss
> scenarios...
Somebody who changes baud rate while transmitting is going to lose
data no matter what you choose to do.
So, I wouldn't worry about it. Change the baud rate when the ioctl()
tells you to, and if you have to clear the FIFO as part of that
operation then do so.
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