1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index db7912cb7ae0..a3efbea5dbba 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ static int uart_startup(struct tty_struct *tty, struct uart_state *state, int in
                 clear_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &tty->flags);
         }
 
+        /*
+         * This is to allow setserial on this port. People may want to set
+         * port/irq/type and then reconfigure the port properly if it failed
+         * now.
+         */
         if (retval && capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                 retval = 0;