[PATCH v2 1/2] serial: amba-pl011: finish a transmission still running when RS485 is enabled
From: Nicolai Buchwitz
Date: Sat Oct 17 2026 - 02:19:09 EST
Disabling RS485 during a transmission keeps it running. If RS485 is
enabled again before it ends, the state is OFF while data is still going
out. The TX path does not end a transmission in state OFF, so nothing
sets the idle RTS level afterwards and the transceiver keeps driving the
bus.
Hand such a transmission back to RS485 when it is enabled on an open
port. Assert RTS and mark it as sending, so that the TX path ends it
like any other. With only the FIFO left or output stopped, the TX path
won't run again, so drain the FIFO from trigger_stop_tx instead. Data
queued while output is stopped is not part of the transmission. Pause
DMA first, as output is marked stopped before the driver pauses it.
Fixes: 97f85204275a ("serial: amba-pl011: keep transmitter enabled when disabling RS485")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 6.18.x: 1b6d660e038b: serial: amba-pl011: drive the bus during break in RS485 mode
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 60 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index 79776a882ae35..3b9cce435c650 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -1734,6 +1734,18 @@ static unsigned int pl011_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
0 : TIOCSER_TEMT;
}
+/* While output is stopped, only data already in the FIFO counts */
+static bool pl011_tx_pending(struct uart_amba_port *uap, bool stopped)
+{
+ struct tty_port *tport = &uap->port.state->port;
+
+ if (!pl011_tx_empty(&uap->port))
+ return true;
+
+ return !stopped &&
+ (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || pl011_dma_tx_queued(uap));
+}
+
static void pl011_maybe_set_bit(bool cond, unsigned int *ptr, unsigned int mask)
{
if (cond)
@@ -2454,13 +2466,56 @@ static int pl011_verify_port(struct uart_port *port, struct serial_struct *ser)
return ret;
}
+/*
+ * Data from before RS485 was enabled is still going out. Finish it as an
+ * RS485 transmission, so that its end sets the idle level.
+ */
+static void pl011_rs485_tx_resume(struct uart_amba_port *uap,
+ const struct serial_rs485 *rs485, bool stopped)
+{
+ struct tty_port *tport = &uap->port.state->port;
+ u32 cr = pl011_read(uap, REG_CR);
+
+ cr |= UART011_CR_TXE;
+ if (!(rs485->flags & SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX))
+ cr &= ~UART011_CR_RXE;
+ if (rs485->flags & SER_RS485_RTS_ON_SEND)
+ cr &= ~UART011_CR_RTS;
+ else
+ cr |= UART011_CR_RTS;
+ pl011_write(cr, uap, REG_CR);
+
+ /*
+ * With only the FIFO left or output stopped, the TX path won't end it.
+ * The timer does, once the new settings are stored.
+ */
+ if (stopped ||
+ (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) && !pl011_dma_tx_queued(uap))) {
+ uap->rs485_tx_state = WAIT_AFTER_SEND;
+ hrtimer_start(&uap->trigger_stop_tx, uap->rs485_tx_drain_interval,
+ HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+ } else {
+ uap->rs485_tx_state = SEND;
+ }
+}
+
static int pl011_rs485_config(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
struct serial_rs485 *rs485)
{
struct uart_amba_port *uap =
container_of(port, struct uart_amba_port, port);
+ bool tx_stopped = uart_tx_stopped(port);
uap->rs485_break = false;
+
+ /*
+ * Output is marked stopped before stop_tx pauses DMA. Pause it now, so
+ * that clearing TXE below cannot strand DMA data in the FIFO. Output
+ * stopped after this check is ended by stop_tx.
+ */
+ if ((rs485->flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) && tx_stopped)
+ pl011_dma_tx_stop(uap);
+
if ((port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) &&
!(rs485->flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED)) {
bool tx_pending = uap->rs485_tx_state == WAIT_AFTER_RTS;
@@ -2483,6 +2538,11 @@ static int pl011_rs485_config(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
if (tx_pending && !uart_tx_stopped(port) &&
!pl011_dma_tx_start(uap))
pl011_start_tx_pio(uap);
+ } else if ((rs485->flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) &&
+ uap->rs485_tx_state == OFF &&
+ tty_port_initialized(&port->state->port) &&
+ pl011_tx_pending(uap, tx_stopped)) {
+ pl011_rs485_tx_resume(uap, rs485, tx_stopped);
} else if (port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) {
pl011_rs485_tx_stop(uap);
}
--
2.53.0