N_TTY .chars_in_buffer() method requires serialized access if
the current thread is not the single-consumer, n_tty_read().

Separate the internal interface; prepare for lockless read-side.
Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@hurleysoftware.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>