Re: [PATCH v3 10/15] serial: stm32-usart: Add STM32 USART Driver

[Peter Hurley]

On 03/19/2015 09:55 AM, Maxime Coquelin wrote:
>>>>> +static void stm32_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
>>>>> +                           struct ktermios *old)
[...]
>>>>> +       usardiv = (port->uartclk * 25) / (baud * 4);
>>>>> +       mantissa = (usardiv / 100) << USART_BRR_DIV_M_SHIFT;
>>>>> +       fraction = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST((usardiv % 100) * 16, 100);
>>>>> +       if (fraction & ~USART_BRR_DIV_F_MASK) {
>>>>> +               fraction = 0;
>>>>> +               mantissa += (1 << USART_BRR_DIV_M_SHIFT);
>>>>> +       }
[...]
> Really, I would prefer keeping this fractional divider as it is
> implemented today.

You have to admit that's basically an unintelligible mess;
how would anyone ever be able to refactor and replace that with a
common divider implementation?

At the very least, please comment on the formula and format.

Regards,
Peter Hurley
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