1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.c
index 5b149b466ec8..5c27f7e6c9f1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.c
@@ -1572,13 +1572,11 @@ static irqreturn_t serial8250_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
         do {
                 struct uart_8250_port *up;
                 struct uart_port *port;
-                bool skip;
 
                 up = list_entry(l, struct uart_8250_port, list);
                 port = &up->port;
-                skip = pass_counter && up->port.flags & UPF_IIR_ONCE;
 
-                if (!skip && port->handle_irq(port)) {
+                if (port->handle_irq(port)) {
                         handled = 1;
                         end = NULL;
                 } else if (end == NULL)
@@ -2037,10 +2035,12 @@ static int serial8250_startup(struct uart_port *port)
                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 
                 /*
-                 * If the interrupt is not reasserted, setup a timer to
-                 * kick the UART on a regular basis.
+                 * If the interrupt is not reasserted, or we otherwise
+                 * don't trust the iir, setup a timer to kick the UART
+                 * on a regular basis.
                  */
-                if (!(iir1 & UART_IIR_NO_INT) && (iir & UART_IIR_NO_INT)) {
+                if ((!(iir1 & UART_IIR_NO_INT) && (iir & UART_IIR_NO_INT)) ||
+                    up->port.flags & UPF_BUG_THRE) {
                         up->bugs |= UART_BUG_THRE;
                         pr_debug("ttyS%d - using backup timer\n",
                                  serial_index(port));