[PATCH 06/13] serial: linflexuart: Ensure FIFO is empty when entering INITM
From: Larisa Grigore
Date: Mon Feb 16 2026 - 10:05:39 EST
In FIFO mode, wait until UARTCR.TDFL_TFC(number Tx FIFO) entries reach 0
before entering INITM mode.
Failing to do so may lead to undefined behavior, such as:
- corrupted characters being printed.
- the device is not able to receive or transmit any character.
In linflex_set_termios, transmission and reception should be disabled
before entering INITM mode, as already done in linflex_setup_watermark.
This patch corrects the behavior that was previously addressed by the
earlycon workaround, making that workaround no longer necessary. The
next patch will remove it.
Fixes: 09864c1cdf5c ("tty: serial: Add linflexuart driver for S32V234")
Signed-off-by: Larisa Grigore <larisa.grigore@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/tty/serial/fsl_linflexuart.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_linflexuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_linflexuart.c
index 768b3c67a614..c1d069dc8089 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_linflexuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_linflexuart.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
* Freescale LINFlexD UART serial port driver
*
* Copyright 2012-2016 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
- * Copyright 2017-2019 NXP
+ * Copyright 2017-2019, 2021 NXP
*/
#include <linux/console.h>
@@ -74,6 +74,17 @@
#define LINFLEXD_UARTCR_ROSE BIT(23)
+#define LINFLEXD_UARTCR_RDFLRFC_OFFSET 10
+#define LINFLEXD_UARTCR_RDFLRFC_MASK (0x7 << LINFLEXD_UARTCR_RDFLRFC_OFFSET)
+#define LINFLEXD_UARTCR_RDFLRFC(uartcr) (((uartcr) \
+ & LINFLEXD_UARTCR_RDFLRFC_MASK) >> \
+ LINFLEXD_UARTCR_RDFLRFC_OFFSET)
+#define LINFLEXD_UARTCR_TDFLTFC_OFFSET 13
+#define LINFLEXD_UARTCR_TDFLTFC_MASK (0x7 << LINFLEXD_UARTCR_TDFLTFC_OFFSET)
+#define LINFLEXD_UARTCR_TDFLTFC(uartcr) (((uartcr) \
+ & LINFLEXD_UARTCR_TDFLTFC_MASK) >> \
+ LINFLEXD_UARTCR_TDFLTFC_OFFSET)
+
#define LINFLEXD_UARTCR_RFBM BIT(9)
#define LINFLEXD_UARTCR_TFBM BIT(8)
#define LINFLEXD_UARTCR_WL1 BIT(7)
@@ -140,6 +151,17 @@ static struct {
} earlycon_buf;
#endif
+static inline void linflex_wait_tx_fifo_empty(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+ unsigned long cr = readl(port->membase + UARTCR);
+
+ if (!(cr & LINFLEXD_UARTCR_TFBM))
+ return;
+
+ while (LINFLEXD_UARTCR_TDFLTFC(readl(port->membase + UARTCR)))
+ ;
+}
+
static void linflex_stop_tx(struct uart_port *port)
{
unsigned long ier;
@@ -326,6 +348,11 @@ static void linflex_setup_watermark(struct uart_port *sport)
cr &= ~(LINFLEXD_UARTCR_RXEN | LINFLEXD_UARTCR_TXEN);
writel(cr, sport->membase + UARTCR);
+ /* In FIFO mode, we should make sure the fifo is empty
+ * before entering INITM.
+ */
+ linflex_wait_tx_fifo_empty(sport);
+
/* Enter initialization mode by setting INIT bit */
/* set the Linflex in master mode and activate by-pass filter */
@@ -412,8 +439,17 @@ linflex_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
uart_port_lock_irqsave(port, &flags);
- cr = readl(port->membase + UARTCR);
- old_cr = cr;
+ old_cr = readl(port->membase + UARTCR) &
+ ~(LINFLEXD_UARTCR_RXEN | LINFLEXD_UARTCR_TXEN);
+ cr = old_cr;
+
+ /* In FIFO mode, we should make sure the fifo is empty
+ * before entering INITM.
+ */
+ linflex_wait_tx_fifo_empty(port);
+
+ /* disable transmit and receive */
+ writel(old_cr, port->membase + UARTCR);
/* Enter initialization mode by setting INIT bit */
cr1 = LINFLEXD_LINCR1_INIT | LINFLEXD_LINCR1_MME;
@@ -510,6 +546,9 @@ linflex_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
writel(cr1, port->membase + LINCR1);
+ cr |= (LINFLEXD_UARTCR_TXEN) | (LINFLEXD_UARTCR_RXEN);
+ writel(cr, port->membase + UARTCR);
+
uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(port, flags);
}
--
2.47.0