Re: [PATCH 00/25] serial: sh-sci: Add external clock and BRG Support

Geert Uytterhoeven
2015-12-13T09:10:16Z

Hi Greg,

On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 7:43 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 10:09:24AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 7:38 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven
>> <geert+renesas@glider.be> wrote:
>> > This patch series adds support to the Renesas SCI serial driver for
>> > - the optional external clock on (H)SCI(F) and some SCIFA, where this
>> > pin can serve as a clock input,
>> > - the optional clock sources for the Baud Rate Generator for External
>> > Clock (BRG), as found on some SCIF variants and on HSCIF.
>> > Using external clocks increases the range and accuracy of supported baud
>> > rates. Please see the descriptions of the DTS patches for more detailed
>> > information regarding the impact on the supported platforms.
>>
>> For the consumers: I've pushed this (incl. the dependencies and a few
>> WIP patches) to the scif-brg branch of my renesas-drivers repo.
>
> I don't know what I can do with this series given the dependancies, but
> if it helps, you can add:
> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> to the serial patches and take them through what ever tree you want to.

Thanks for your ackes, they make (my) life a bit simpler!

I was going to post an updated version tomorrow. I will include a list of
merge options.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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