[PATCH] clk: Update comment for clk_round_rate()
Uwe Kleine-König
u.kleine-koenig at pengutronix.de
Thu Apr 5 03:26:05 EDT 2012
On Thu, Apr 05, 2012 at 12:37:24PM +0530, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 4/5/2012 12:33 PM, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > It depends on your scenario. E.g. for an UART clock it might be better
> > to choose 130. Here choosing the frequency is not about a fixed maximum
> > but to match the sample rate of the device connect to your UART.
>
> My point was: we can almost always guarantee that device will still
> be operational at any frequency below the one requested. But it may
> not work at any freq above the requested one. So, giving 130 here may
> break it.
It depends. If for satisfying a request for 115200 Bd you have the choice
between 115202 Bd and 57601 Bd, I'd recommend the former.
Best regards
Uwe
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