serial: core: fix infinite loop in handle_tx() for PORT_UNKNOWN
uart_write_room() and uart_write() behave inconsistently when
xmit_buf is NULL (which happens for PORT_UNKNOWN ports that were
never properly initialized):
- uart_write_room() returns kfifo_avail() which can be > 0
- uart_write() checks xmit_buf and returns 0 if NULL
This inconsistency causes an infinite loop in drivers that rely on
tty_write_room() to determine if they can write:
while (tty_write_room(tty) > 0) {
written = tty->ops->write(...);
// written is always 0, loop never exits
}
For example, caif_serial's handle_tx() enters an infinite loop when
used with PORT_UNKNOWN serial ports, causing system hangs.
Fix by making uart_write_room() also check xmit_buf and return 0 if
it's NULL, consistent with uart_write().
Reproducer: https://gist.github.com/mrpre/
d9a694cc0e19828ee3bc3b37983fde13
Signed-off-by: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@shopee.com>
Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260204074327.226165-1-jiayuan.chen@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>