Hi Matt,
On 23.4.2018 15:21, Matt Redfearn wrote:
> Hi Michal
>
> On 23/04/18 10:18, Michal Simek wrote:
>> device->baud is always non zero value because it is checked already in
>> early_serial8250_setup() before init_port is called.
>
> True, currently init_port is only called from the one location and so
> the test is a little redundant, though I don't see the harm in testing
> both inputs to the divisor calculation immediately before use such that
> any future call path avoids setting a bad divisor.
I will let others to decide.
>
>>
>> Fixes: 0ff3ab701963 ("serial: 8250_early: Only set divisor if valid
>> clk & baud")
>> Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Even if the test is dropped going forward, I wouldn't consider it's
> presence a "bug" such that a fix needs to be backported.
Not a problem with not adding this to stable.
Thanks,
Michal
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