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authorGeert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>2016-04-14 11:08:09 +0200
committerJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>2016-04-15 15:59:06 -0600
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serial: doc: .(un)throttle() depends on hardware assisted flow control
Document that .throttle() and .unthrottle() are relevant only if hardware assisted flow control is enabled. Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/serial/driver b/Documentation/serial/driver
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@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ hardware.
Notify the serial driver that input buffers for the line discipline are
close to full, and it should somehow signal that no more characters
should be sent to the serial port.
+ This will be called only if hardware assisted flow control is enabled.
Locking: none.
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ hardware.
Notify the serial driver that characters can now be sent to the serial
port without fear of overrunning the input buffers of the line
disciplines.
+ This will be called only if hardware assisted flow control is enabled.
Locking: none.