Re: [PATCH v2] serial: 8250_omap: clear rx_running on zero-length DMA completes

[gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 08:24:01AM +0000, Matthias Feser wrote:
> Thanks for the fast response. I've updated the patch accordingly.
> 
> From: Matthias Feser <mfe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 10:11:16 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH v2] serial: 8250_omap: clear rx_running on zero-length DMA completes
> 
> On AM33xx RX DMA only triggers when the FIFO reaches the
> configured threshold (typically 48 bytes). For smaller bursts
> no DMA request is issued and the FIFO is drained by RX timeout.
> 
> In this case __dma_rx_do_complete() can legitimately see count == 0.
> 
> The current code exits early in this case and does not clear
> dma->rx_running, leaving the DMA state inconsistent. This can
> prevent RX DMA from restarting and may cause
> omap_8250_rx_dma_flush() to fail, marking DMA as broken.
> 
> Fix this by clearing dma->rx_running once the DMA transfer has
> completed or been terminated, even if no data was transferred.
> 
> Changes in v2:
> - Move dma->rx_running clear before the count check so the state
>   is updated immediately after DMA completion/termination
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthias Feser <mfe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
> index c552c6b9a037..76bc8ad324cb 100644
> --- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
> +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
> @@ -944,11 +944,11 @@ static void __dma_rx_do_complete(struct uart_8250_port *p)
>  				dev_err(p->port.dev, "teardown incomplete\n");
>  		}
>  	}
> +	dma->rx_running = 0;
>  	if (!count)
>  		goto out;
>  	ret = tty_insert_flip_string(tty_port, dma->rx_buf, count);
>  
> -	dma->rx_running = 0;
>  	p->port.icount.rx += ret;
>  	p->port.icount.buf_overrun += count - ret;
>  out:
> -- 
> 2.39.5
> 

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