Merge rsync://rsync.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6

16 files changed, 120 insertions, 70 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/pcdp.c b/drivers/firmware/pcdp.c
index 839b44a7e08b..53c95c0bbf46 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/pcdp.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/pcdp.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/efi.h>
 #include <linux/serial.h>
+#include <asm/vga.h>
 #include "pcdp.h"
 
 static int __init
@@ -40,10 +41,27 @@ setup_serial_console(struct pcdp_uart *uart)
 }
 
 static int __init
-setup_vga_console(struct pcdp_vga *vga)
+setup_vga_console(struct pcdp_device *dev)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_VT) && defined(CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE)
-	if (efi_mem_type(0xA0000) == EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY) {
+	u8 *if_ptr;
+
+	if_ptr = ((u8 *)dev + sizeof(struct pcdp_device));
+	if (if_ptr[0] == PCDP_IF_PCI) {
+		struct pcdp_if_pci if_pci;
+
+		/* struct copy since ifptr might not be correctly aligned */
+
+		memcpy(&if_pci, if_ptr, sizeof(if_pci));
+
+		if (if_pci.trans & PCDP_PCI_TRANS_IOPORT)
+			vga_console_iobase = if_pci.ioport_tra;
+
+		if (if_pci.trans & PCDP_PCI_TRANS_MMIO)
+			vga_console_membase = if_pci.mmio_tra;
+	}
+
+	if (efi_mem_type(vga_console_membase + 0xA0000) == EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "PCDP: VGA selected, but frame buffer is not MMIO!\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
@@ -95,7 +113,7 @@ efi_setup_pcdp_console(char *cmdline)
 	     dev = (struct pcdp_device *) ((u8 *) dev + dev->length)) {
 		if (dev->flags & PCDP_PRIMARY_CONSOLE) {
 			if (dev->type == PCDP_CONSOLE_VGA) {
-				return setup_vga_console((struct pcdp_vga *) dev);
+				return setup_vga_console(dev);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/pcdp.h b/drivers/firmware/pcdp.h
index 1dc7c88b7b4d..e72cc47de33b 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/pcdp.h
+++ b/drivers/firmware/pcdp.h
@@ -52,11 +52,34 @@ struct pcdp_uart {
 	u32				clock_rate;
 	u8				pci_prog_intfc;
 	u8				flags;
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+#define PCDP_IF_PCI	1
+
+/* pcdp_if_pci.trans */
+#define PCDP_PCI_TRANS_IOPORT	0x02
+#define PCDP_PCI_TRANS_MMIO	0x01
+
+struct pcdp_if_pci {
+	u8			interconnect;
+	u8			reserved;
+	u16			length;
+	u8			segment;
+	u8			bus;
+	u8			dev;
+	u8			fun;
+	u16			dev_id;
+	u16			vendor_id;
+	u32			acpi_interrupt;
+	u64			mmio_tra;
+	u64			ioport_tra;
+	u8			flags;
+	u8			trans;
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 struct pcdp_vga {
 	u8			count;		/* address space descriptors */
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 /* pcdp_device.flags */
 #define PCDP_PRIMARY_CONSOLE	1
@@ -66,7 +89,9 @@ struct pcdp_device {
 	u8			flags;
 	u16			length;
 	u16			efi_index;
-};
+	/* next data is pcdp_if_pci or pcdp_if_acpi (not yet supported) */
+	/* next data is device specific type (currently only pcdp_vga) */
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 struct pcdp {
 	u8			signature[4];
@@ -81,4 +106,4 @@ struct pcdp {
 	u32			num_uarts;
 	struct pcdp_uart	uart[0];	/* actual size is num_uarts */
 	/* remainder of table is pcdp_device structures */
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/atxp1.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/atxp1.c
index 5c6597aa2c7f..0bcf82b4c07b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/atxp1.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/atxp1.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static ssize_t atxp1_storevcore(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *att
 	if (vid == cvid)
 		return count;
 
-	dev_info(dev, "Setting VCore to %d mV (0x%02x)\n", vcore, vid);
+	dev_dbg(dev, "Setting VCore to %d mV (0x%02x)\n", vcore, vid);
 
 	/* Write every 25 mV step to increase stability */
 	if (cvid > vid) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/arm/etherh.c b/drivers/net/arm/etherh.c
index 2e28c201dcc0..942a2819576c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arm/etherh.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arm/etherh.c
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ struct etherh_priv {
 	void __iomem	*dma_base;
 	unsigned int	id;
 	void __iomem	*ctrl_port;
-	void __iomem	*base;
 	unsigned char	ctrl;
 	u32		supported;
 };
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ etherh_setif(struct net_device *dev)
 	switch (etherh_priv(dev)->id) {
 	case PROD_I3_ETHERLAN600:
 	case PROD_I3_ETHERLAN600A:
-		addr = etherh_priv(dev)->base + EN0_RCNTHI;
+		addr = (void *)dev->base_addr + EN0_RCNTHI;
 
 		switch (dev->if_port) {
 		case IF_PORT_10BASE2:
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ etherh_getifstat(struct net_device *dev)
 	switch (etherh_priv(dev)->id) {
 	case PROD_I3_ETHERLAN600:
 	case PROD_I3_ETHERLAN600A:
-		addr = etherh_priv(dev)->base + EN0_RCNTHI;
+		addr = (void *)dev->base_addr + EN0_RCNTHI;
 		switch (dev->if_port) {
 		case IF_PORT_10BASE2:
 			stat = 1;
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ static void
 etherh_reset(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ei_device *ei_local = netdev_priv(dev);
-	void __iomem *addr = etherh_priv(dev)->base;
+	void __iomem *addr = (void *)dev->base_addr;
 
 	writeb(E8390_NODMA+E8390_PAGE0+E8390_STOP, addr);
 
@@ -328,7 +327,7 @@ etherh_block_output (struct net_device *dev, int count, const unsigned char *buf
 
 	ei_local->dmaing = 1;
 
-	addr = etherh_priv(dev)->base;
+	addr = (void *)dev->base_addr;
 	dma_base = etherh_priv(dev)->dma_base;
 
 	count = (count + 1) & ~1;
@@ -388,7 +387,7 @@ etherh_block_input (struct net_device *dev, int count, struct sk_buff *skb, int
 
 	ei_local->dmaing = 1;
 
-	addr = etherh_priv(dev)->base;
+	addr = (void *)dev->base_addr;
 	dma_base = etherh_priv(dev)->dma_base;
 
 	buf = skb->data;
@@ -428,7 +427,7 @@ etherh_get_header (struct net_device *dev, struct e8390_pkt_hdr *hdr, int ring_p
 
 	ei_local->dmaing = 1;
 
-	addr = etherh_priv(dev)->base;
+	addr = (void *)dev->base_addr;
 	dma_base = etherh_priv(dev)->dma_base;
 
 	writeb (E8390_NODMA | E8390_PAGE0 | E8390_START, addr + E8390_CMD);
@@ -697,8 +696,7 @@ etherh_probe(struct expansion_card *ec, const struct ecard_id *id)
 		eh->ctrl_port = eh->ioc_fast;
 	}
 
-	eh->base = eh->memc + data->ns8390_offset;
-	dev->base_addr = (unsigned long)eh->base;
+	dev->base_addr = (unsigned long)eh->memc + data->ns8390_offset;
 	eh->dma_base = eh->memc + data->dataport_offset;
 	eh->ctrl_port += data->ctrlport_offset;
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index 34e75bc8f4cc..9224fc3184ea 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static struct old_serial_port old_serial_port[] = {
 	SERIAL_PORT_DFNS /* defined in asm/serial.h */
 };
 
-#define UART_NR	(ARRAY_SIZE(old_serial_port) + CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS)
+#define UART_NR	CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RSA
 
@@ -993,21 +993,24 @@ static void autoconfig_irq(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 	up->port.irq = (irq > 0) ? irq : 0;
 }
 
+static inline void __stop_tx(struct uart_8250_port *p)
+{
+	if (p->ier & UART_IER_THRI) {
+		p->ier &= ~UART_IER_THRI;
+		serial_out(p, UART_IER, p->ier);
+	}
+}
+
 static void serial8250_stop_tx(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int tty_stop)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_port *up = (struct uart_8250_port *)port;
 
-	if (up->ier & UART_IER_THRI) {
-		up->ier &= ~UART_IER_THRI;
-		serial_out(up, UART_IER, up->ier);
-	}
+	__stop_tx(up);
 
 	/*
-	 * We only do this from uart_stop - if we run out of
-	 * characters to send, we don't want to prevent the
-	 * FIFO from emptying.
+	 * We really want to stop the transmitter from sending.
 	 */
-	if (up->port.type == PORT_16C950 && tty_stop) {
+	if (up->port.type == PORT_16C950) {
 		up->acr |= UART_ACR_TXDIS;
 		serial_icr_write(up, UART_ACR, up->acr);
 	}
@@ -1031,10 +1034,11 @@ static void serial8250_start_tx(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int tty_start)
 				transmit_chars(up);
 		}
 	}
+
 	/*
-	 * We only do this from uart_start
+	 * Re-enable the transmitter if we disabled it.
 	 */
-	if (tty_start && up->port.type == PORT_16C950) {
+	if (up->port.type == PORT_16C950 && up->acr & UART_ACR_TXDIS) {
 		up->acr &= ~UART_ACR_TXDIS;
 		serial_icr_write(up, UART_ACR, up->acr);
 	}
@@ -1155,7 +1159,7 @@ static _INLINE_ void transmit_chars(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 		return;
 	}
 	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(&up->port)) {
-		serial8250_stop_tx(&up->port, 0);
+		__stop_tx(up);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1174,7 +1178,7 @@ static _INLINE_ void transmit_chars(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 	DEBUG_INTR("THRE...");
 
 	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-		serial8250_stop_tx(&up->port, 0);
+		__stop_tx(up);
 }
 
 static _INLINE_ void check_modem_status(struct uart_8250_port *up)
@@ -1376,13 +1380,10 @@ static unsigned int serial8250_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 static unsigned int serial8250_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_port *up = (struct uart_8250_port *)port;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned char status;
 	unsigned int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
 	status = serial_in(up, UART_MSR);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
 
 	ret = 0;
 	if (status & UART_MSR_DCD)
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index e879bce160df..e0d0a470ddfc 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ config SERIAL_8250_ACPI
 	  namespace, say Y here.  If unsure, say N.
 
 config SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
-	int "Maximum number of non-legacy 8250/16550 serial ports"
+	int "Maximum number of 8250/16550 serial ports"
 	depends on SERIAL_8250
 	default "4"
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/serial/au1x00_uart.c b/drivers/serial/au1x00_uart.c
index 5400dc2c087e..6104aeef1243 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/au1x00_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/au1x00_uart.c
@@ -556,13 +556,10 @@ static unsigned int serial8250_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 static unsigned int serial8250_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_port *up = (struct uart_8250_port *)port;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned char status;
 	unsigned int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
 	status = serial_in(up, UART_MSR);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
 
 	ret = 0;
 	if (status & UART_MSR_DCD)
diff --git a/drivers/serial/ip22zilog.c b/drivers/serial/ip22zilog.c
index 3ea46c069f6f..ea5bf4d4daa3 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/ip22zilog.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/ip22zilog.c
@@ -518,27 +518,28 @@ static irqreturn_t ip22zilog_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *re
 static __inline__ unsigned char ip22zilog_read_channel_status(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct zilog_channel *channel;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned char status;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
-
 	channel = ZILOG_CHANNEL_FROM_PORT(port);
 	status = readb(&channel->control);
 	ZSDELAY();
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
-
 	return status;
 }
 
 /* The port lock is not held.  */
 static unsigned int ip22zilog_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned char status;
 	unsigned int ret;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
+
 	status = ip22zilog_read_channel_status(port);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
+
 	if (status & Tx_BUF_EMP)
 		ret = TIOCSER_TEMT;
 	else
@@ -547,7 +548,7 @@ static unsigned int ip22zilog_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* The port lock is not held.  */
+/* The port lock is held and interrupts are disabled.  */
 static unsigned int ip22zilog_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	unsigned char status;
diff --git a/drivers/serial/mpsc.c b/drivers/serial/mpsc.c
index a2a643318002..e43276c6a954 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/mpsc.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/mpsc.c
@@ -1058,12 +1058,9 @@ mpsc_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct mpsc_port_info *pi = (struct mpsc_port_info *)port;
 	u32 mflags, status;
-	ulong iflags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&pi->port.lock, iflags);
 	status = (pi->mirror_regs) ? pi->MPSC_CHR_10_m :
 		readl(pi->mpsc_base + MPSC_CHR_10);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pi->port.lock, iflags);
 
 	mflags = 0;
 	if (status & 0x1)
diff --git a/drivers/serial/pmac_zilog.c b/drivers/serial/pmac_zilog.c
index 85abd8a045e0..1c9f71617123 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/pmac_zilog.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/pmac_zilog.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ static void pmz_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int mctrl)
 /* 
  * Get Modem Control bits (only the input ones, the core will
  * or that with a cached value of the control ones)
- * The port lock is not held.
+ * The port lock is held and interrupts are disabled.
  */
 static unsigned int pmz_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 {
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static unsigned int pmz_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 	if (ZS_IS_ASLEEP(uap) || uap->node == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	status = pmz_peek_status(to_pmz(port));
+	status = read_zsreg(uap, R0);
 
 	ret = 0;
 	if (status & DCD)
diff --git a/drivers/serial/pxa.c b/drivers/serial/pxa.c
index 08b08d6ae904..461c81c93207 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/pxa.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/pxa.c
@@ -274,14 +274,11 @@ static unsigned int serial_pxa_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 static unsigned int serial_pxa_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct uart_pxa_port *up = (struct uart_pxa_port *)port;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned char status;
 	unsigned int ret;
 
 return TIOCM_CTS | TIOCM_DSR | TIOCM_CAR;
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
 	status = serial_in(up, UART_MSR);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
 
 	ret = 0;
 	if (status & UART_MSR_DCD)
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
index 36b1ae083fb7..139863a787f3 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -182,6 +182,13 @@ static int uart_startup(struct uart_state *state, int init_hw)
 				uart_set_mctrl(port, TIOCM_RTS | TIOCM_DTR);
 		}
 
+		if (info->flags & UIF_CTS_FLOW) {
+			spin_lock_irq(&port->lock);
+			if (!(port->ops->get_mctrl(port) & TIOCM_CTS))
+				info->tty->hw_stopped = 1;
+			spin_unlock_irq(&port->lock);
+		}
+
 		info->flags |= UIF_INITIALIZED;
 
 		clear_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &info->tty->flags);
@@ -828,7 +835,10 @@ static int uart_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
 	if ((!file || !tty_hung_up_p(file)) &&
 	    !(tty->flags & (1 << TTY_IO_ERROR))) {
 		result = port->mctrl;
+
+		spin_lock_irq(&port->lock);
 		result |= port->ops->get_mctrl(port);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&port->lock);
 	}
 	up(&state->sem);
 
@@ -1131,6 +1141,16 @@ static void uart_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, struct termios *old_termios
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&state->port->lock, flags);
 	}
 
+	/* Handle turning on CRTSCTS */
+	if (!(old_termios->c_cflag & CRTSCTS) && (cflag & CRTSCTS)) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&state->port->lock, flags);
+		if (!(state->port->ops->get_mctrl(state->port) & TIOCM_CTS)) {
+			tty->hw_stopped = 1;
+			state->port->ops->stop_tx(state->port, 0);
+		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&state->port->lock, flags);
+	}
+
 #if 0
 	/*
 	 * No need to wake up processes in open wait, since they
@@ -1369,6 +1389,7 @@ uart_block_til_ready(struct file *filp, struct uart_state *state)
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 	struct uart_info *info = state->info;
 	struct uart_port *port = state->port;
+	unsigned int mctrl;
 
 	info->blocked_open++;
 	state->count--;
@@ -1416,7 +1437,10 @@ uart_block_til_ready(struct file *filp, struct uart_state *state)
 		 * and wait for the carrier to indicate that the
 		 * modem is ready for us.
 		 */
-		if (port->ops->get_mctrl(port) & TIOCM_CAR)
+		spin_lock_irq(&port->lock);
+		mctrl = port->ops->get_mctrl(port);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&port->lock);
+		if (mctrl & TIOCM_CAR)
 			break;
 
 		up(&state->sem);
@@ -1618,7 +1642,9 @@ static int uart_line_info(char *buf, struct uart_driver *drv, int i)
 
 	if(capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 	{
+		spin_lock_irq(&port->lock);
 		status = port->ops->get_mctrl(port);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&port->lock);
 
 		ret += sprintf(buf + ret, " tx:%d rx:%d",
 				port->icount.tx, port->icount.rx);
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_txx9.c b/drivers/serial/serial_txx9.c
index 3f1051a4a13f..d085030df70b 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_txx9.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_txx9.c
@@ -442,13 +442,10 @@ static unsigned int serial_txx9_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 static unsigned int serial_txx9_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct uart_txx9_port *up = (struct uart_txx9_port *)port;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
 	ret =  ((sio_in(up, TXX9_SIFLCR) & TXX9_SIFLCR_RTSSC) ? 0 : TIOCM_RTS)
 		| ((sio_in(up, TXX9_SICISR) & TXX9_SICISR_CTSS) ? 0 : TIOCM_CTS);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/serial/sunsab.c b/drivers/serial/sunsab.c
index 10e2990a40d4..8d198880756a 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sunsab.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sunsab.c
@@ -426,18 +426,15 @@ static void sunsab_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int mctrl)
 		sunsab_tx_idle(up);
 }
 
-/* port->lock is not held.  */
+/* port->lock is held by caller and interrupts are disabled.  */
 static unsigned int sunsab_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct uart_sunsab_port *up = (struct uart_sunsab_port *) port;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned char val;
 	unsigned int result;
 
 	result = 0;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
-
 	val = readb(&up->regs->r.pvr);
 	result |= (val & up->pvr_dsr_bit) ? 0 : TIOCM_DSR;
 
@@ -447,8 +444,6 @@ static unsigned int sunsab_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 	val = readb(&up->regs->r.star);
 	result |= (val & SAB82532_STAR_CTS) ? TIOCM_CTS : 0;
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
-
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/sunsu.c b/drivers/serial/sunsu.c
index ddc97c905e14..d57a3553aea3 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sunsu.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sunsu.c
@@ -572,13 +572,10 @@ static unsigned int sunsu_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 static unsigned int sunsu_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct uart_sunsu_port *up = (struct uart_sunsu_port *) port;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned char status;
 	unsigned int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
 	status = serial_in(up, UART_MSR);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
 
 	ret = 0;
 	if (status & UART_MSR_DCD)
diff --git a/drivers/serial/sunzilog.c b/drivers/serial/sunzilog.c
index 8e65206d3d76..bff42a7b89d0 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sunzilog.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sunzilog.c
@@ -610,27 +610,28 @@ static irqreturn_t sunzilog_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *reg
 static __inline__ unsigned char sunzilog_read_channel_status(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct zilog_channel __iomem *channel;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned char status;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
-
 	channel = ZILOG_CHANNEL_FROM_PORT(port);
 	status = sbus_readb(&channel->control);
 	ZSDELAY();
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
-
 	return status;
 }
 
 /* The port lock is not held.  */
 static unsigned int sunzilog_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned char status;
 	unsigned int ret;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
+
 	status = sunzilog_read_channel_status(port);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
+
 	if (status & Tx_BUF_EMP)
 		ret = TIOCSER_TEMT;
 	else
@@ -639,7 +640,7 @@ static unsigned int sunzilog_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* The port lock is not held.  */
+/* The port lock is held and interrupts are disabled.  */
 static unsigned int sunzilog_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	unsigned char status;