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serial: 8250: fix panic due to PSLVERR

When the PSLVERR_RESP_EN parameter is set to 1, the device generates
an error response if an attempt is made to read an empty RBR (Receive
Buffer Register) while the FIFO is enabled.

In serial8250_do_startup(), calling serial_port_out(port, UART_LCR,
UART_LCR_WLEN8) triggers dw8250_check_lcr(), which invokes
dw8250_force_idle() and serial8250_clear_and_reinit_fifos(). The latter
function enables the FIFO via serial_out(p, UART_FCR, p->fcr).
Execution proceeds to the serial_port_in(port, UART_RX).
This satisfies the PSLVERR trigger condition.

When another CPU (e.g., using printk()) is accessing the UART (UART
is busy), the current CPU fails the check (value & ~UART_LCR_SPAR) ==
(lcr & ~UART_LCR_SPAR) in dw8250_check_lcr(), causing it to enter
dw8250_force_idle().

Put serial_port_out(port, UART_LCR, UART_LCR_WLEN8) under the port->lock
to fix this issue.

Panic backtrace:
[ 0.442336] Oops - unknown exception [#1]
[ 0.442343] epc : dw8250_serial_in32+0x1e/0x4a
[ 0.442351] ra : serial8250_do_startup+0x2c8/0x88e
...
[ 0.442416] console_on_rootfs+0x26/0x70

Fixes: c49436b657d0 ("serial: 8250_dw: Improve unwritable LCR workaround")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/84cydt5peu.fsf@jogness.linutronix.de/T/
Signed-off-by: Yunhui Cui <cuiyunhui@bytedance.com>
Reviewed-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de>
Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250723023322.464-2-cuiyunhui@bytedance.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

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Yunhui Cui and committed by
Greg Kroah-Hartman
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drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
··· 2269 2269 { 2270 2270 unsigned long flags; 2271 2271 2272 + uart_port_lock_irqsave(port, &flags); 2272 2273 serial_port_out(port, UART_LCR, UART_LCR_WLEN8); 2273 2274 2274 - uart_port_lock_irqsave(port, &flags); 2275 2275 serial8250_init_mctrl(port); 2276 2276 serial8250_iir_txen_test(port); 2277 2277 uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(port, flags);