[PATCH]tty: Incorrect use tty_ldisc_flush() in TTY drivers.

From: Ilya Zykov
Date: Fri Nov 23 2012 - 13:43:23 EST


This patch correct tty serial drivers.

Unfortunately, many drivers indirectly call ldisc's flush_buffer() function
in own callback function close(). Ðarticularly, by the use of tty_ldisc_flush(),
before TTY LAYER calls ldisc's flush_buffer() in the right moment.

1. It disturb the logic of work ldisc's layer.
2. It is simple overhead because we call ldisc's flush_buffer() at least two times.

Signed-off-by: Ilya Zykov <ilya@xxxxxxx>
---

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index a21dc8e..c4a0a6d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ static void uart_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
uart_shutdown(tty, state);
uart_flush_buffer(tty);

- tty_ldisc_flush(tty);
+ tty_buffer_flush(tty);

tty_port_tty_set(port, NULL);
spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_port.c b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
index bf6e238..c23dd30 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ int tty_port_close_start(struct tty_port *port,
timeout = 2 * HZ;
schedule_timeout_interruptible(timeout);
}
- /* Flush the ldisc buffering */
- tty_ldisc_flush(tty);
+ /* Flush the driver buffering */
+ tty_buffer_flush(tty);

/* Drop DTR/RTS if HUPCL is set. This causes any attached modem to
hang up the line */

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