diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index d657f2a42a7b..6055dbe5c12e 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -583,6 +583,85 @@ struct uart_port {
 	void			*private_data;		/* generic platform data pointer */
 };
 
+/**
+ * uart_port_lock - Lock the UART port
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ */
+static inline void uart_port_lock(struct uart_port *up)
+{
+	spin_lock(&up->lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uart_port_lock_irq - Lock the UART port and disable interrupts
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ */
+static inline void uart_port_lock_irq(struct uart_port *up)
+{
+	spin_lock_irq(&up->lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uart_port_lock_irqsave - Lock the UART port, save and disable interrupts
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ * @flags:	Pointer to interrupt flags storage
+ */
+static inline void uart_port_lock_irqsave(struct uart_port *up, unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&up->lock, *flags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uart_port_trylock - Try to lock the UART port
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ *
+ * Returns: True if lock was acquired, false otherwise
+ */
+static inline bool uart_port_trylock(struct uart_port *up)
+{
+	return spin_trylock(&up->lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uart_port_trylock_irqsave - Try to lock the UART port, save and disable interrupts
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ * @flags:	Pointer to interrupt flags storage
+ *
+ * Returns: True if lock was acquired, false otherwise
+ */
+static inline bool uart_port_trylock_irqsave(struct uart_port *up, unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	return spin_trylock_irqsave(&up->lock, *flags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uart_port_unlock - Unlock the UART port
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ */
+static inline void uart_port_unlock(struct uart_port *up)
+{
+	spin_unlock(&up->lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uart_port_unlock_irq - Unlock the UART port and re-enable interrupts
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ */
+static inline void uart_port_unlock_irq(struct uart_port *up)
+{
+	spin_unlock_irq(&up->lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uart_port_lock_irqrestore - Unlock the UART port, restore interrupts
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ * @flags:	The saved interrupt flags for restore
+ */
+static inline void uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(struct uart_port *up, unsigned long flags)
+{
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->lock, flags);
+}
+
 static inline int serial_port_in(struct uart_port *up, int offset)
 {
 	return up->serial_in(up, offset);