The core expects for tx_empty() either TIOCSER_TEMT when the tx is empty or 0 otherwise. s3c24xx_serial_txempty_nofifo() might return 0x4, and at least uart_get_lsr_info() tries to clear exactly TIOCSER_TEMT (BIT(1)). Fix tx_empty() to return TIOCSER_TEMT. Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") Signed-off-by: Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c index 71d17d804fda..6fdb32b83346 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c @@ -987,11 +987,10 @@ static unsigned int s3c24xx_serial_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port) if ((ufstat & info->tx_fifomask) != 0 || (ufstat & info->tx_fifofull)) return 0; - - return 1; + return TIOCSER_TEMT; } - return s3c24xx_serial_txempty_nofifo(port); + return s3c24xx_serial_txempty_nofifo(port) ? TIOCSER_TEMT : 0; } /* no modem control lines */ -- 2.43.0.429.g432eaa2c6b-goog