Document that the device line-status register doesn't tell when the
transmitter shift register has emptied and that this is why the
one-character drain delay is needed.

Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <jo...@kernel.org>
---
 drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c b/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
index 75325c2b295e..17720670e06c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
@@ -2590,6 +2590,10 @@ static int edge_port_probe(struct usb_serial_port *port)
        if (ret)
                goto err;
 
+       /*
+        * The LSR does not tell when the transmitter shift register has
+        * emptied so add a one-character drain delay.
+        */
        port->port.drain_delay = 1;
 
        return 0;
-- 
2.26.3

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