In serial8250_rx_chars(), max_count is set to 256. Due to the
post-decrement operator used in the while() condition, the maximum
number of iterations actually 257. This is not a problem, but it is
mildly surprising if you're debugging. Use pre-decrement instead.
Signed-off-by: Frans Klaver <frans.kla...@xsens.com>
---
v1..v2: change subject to better reflect the goal of the patch
drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
index a06084d..cc9f1a8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ serial8250_rx_chars(struct uart_8250_port *up, unsigned
char lsr)
ignore_char:
lsr = serial_in(up, UART_LSR);
- } while ((lsr & (UART_LSR_DR | UART_LSR_BI)) && (max_count-- > 0));
+ } while ((lsr & (UART_LSR_DR | UART_LSR_BI)) && (--max_count > 0));
spin_unlock(&port->lock);
tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->state->port);
spin_lock(&port->lock);
--
2.1.0
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