Re: [PATCH 6/6] serial: imx: do not set RS485 enabled if it is not supported

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On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 12:12:46AM +0200, Lino Sanfilippo wrote:
> From: Lino Sanfilippo <l.sanfilippo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> If the imx driver cannot support RS485 it sets the UARTS rs485_supported
> structure to NULL. But it still calls uart_get_rs485_mode() which may set
> the RS485_ENABLED flag.
> The flag however is evaluated by the serial core in uart_configure_port()
> at port startup and thus may lead to an attempt to configure RS485 even if
> it is not supported.
> 
> Avoid this by calling uart_get_rs485_mode() only if RS485 is actually
> supported by the driver. Remove also a check for an error condition
> that is not possible any more now.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lino Sanfilippo <l.sanfilippo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/tty/serial/imx.c | 14 ++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

Why is this patch not marked for stable?

thanks,

greg k-h



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