This adds a new DT property to define the current baud rate of the
slave device.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Wahren <stefan.wah...@i2se.com>
---
 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/slave-device.txt | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/slave-device.txt 
b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/slave-device.txt
index f660379..40110e0 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/slave-device.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/slave-device.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ Optional Properties:
                  can support. For example, a particular board has some signal
                  quality issue or the host processor can't support higher
                  baud rates.
+- current-speed        : The current baud rate the device operates at. This 
should
+                 only be present in case a driver has no chance to know
+                 the baud rate of the slave device.
+                 Examples:
+                   * device supports auto-baud
+                   * the rate is setup by a bootloader and there is no
+                     way to reset the device
+                   * device baud rate is configured by its firmware but
+                     there is no way to request the actual settings
 
 Example:
 
-- 
2.1.4

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