diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
index 47d32281032c75322b1181c65ab710f00b7967c6..52fc0c9a6364e05edc80e8bdf4e4d28250f9a754 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
@@ -581,8 +581,9 @@ static ssize_t n_hdlc_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 			   __u8 __user *buf, size_t nr)
 {
 	struct n_hdlc *n_hdlc = tty2n_hdlc(tty);
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 	struct n_hdlc_buf *rbuf;
+	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 
 	if (debuglevel >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO)	
 		printk("%s(%d)n_hdlc_tty_read() called\n",__FILE__,__LINE__);
@@ -598,57 +599,55 @@ static ssize_t n_hdlc_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	tty_lock();
+	add_wait_queue(&tty->read_wait, &wait);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		if (test_bit(TTY_OTHER_CLOSED, &tty->flags)) {
-			tty_unlock();
-			return -EIO;
+			ret = -EIO;
+			break;
 		}
+		if (tty_hung_up_p(file))
+			break;
 
-		n_hdlc = tty2n_hdlc (tty);
-		if (!n_hdlc || n_hdlc->magic != HDLC_MAGIC ||
-			 tty != n_hdlc->tty) {
-			tty_unlock();
-			return 0;
-		}
+		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 		rbuf = n_hdlc_buf_get(&n_hdlc->rx_buf_list);
-		if (rbuf)
+		if (rbuf) {
+			if (rbuf->count > nr) {
+				/* too large for caller's buffer */
+				ret = -EOVERFLOW;
+			} else {
+				if (copy_to_user(buf, rbuf->buf, rbuf->count))
+					ret = -EFAULT;
+				else
+					ret = rbuf->count;
+			}
+
+			if (n_hdlc->rx_free_buf_list.count >
+			    DEFAULT_RX_BUF_COUNT)
+				kfree(rbuf);
+			else
+				n_hdlc_buf_put(&n_hdlc->rx_free_buf_list, rbuf);
 			break;
+		}
 			
 		/* no data */
 		if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
-			tty_unlock();
-			return -EAGAIN;
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
+			break;
 		}
-			
-		interruptible_sleep_on (&tty->read_wait);
+
+		schedule();
+
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
-			tty_unlock();
-			return -EINTR;
+			ret = -EINTR;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
-		
-	if (rbuf->count > nr)
-		/* frame too large for caller's buffer (discard frame) */
-		ret = -EOVERFLOW;
-	else {
-		/* Copy the data to the caller's buffer */
-		if (copy_to_user(buf, rbuf->buf, rbuf->count))
-			ret = -EFAULT;
-		else
-			ret = rbuf->count;
-	}
-	
-	/* return HDLC buffer to free list unless the free list */
-	/* count has exceeded the default value, in which case the */
-	/* buffer is freed back to the OS to conserve memory */
-	if (n_hdlc->rx_free_buf_list.count > DEFAULT_RX_BUF_COUNT)
-		kfree(rbuf);
-	else	
-		n_hdlc_buf_put(&n_hdlc->rx_free_buf_list,rbuf);
-	tty_unlock();
+
+	remove_wait_queue(&tty->read_wait, &wait);
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+
 	return ret;
 	
 }	/* end of n_hdlc_tty_read() */
@@ -691,14 +690,15 @@ static ssize_t n_hdlc_tty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 		count = maxframe;
 	}
 	
-	tty_lock();
-
 	add_wait_queue(&tty->write_wait, &wait);
-	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+
+	for (;;) {
+		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	
-	/* Allocate transmit buffer */
-	/* sleep until transmit buffer available */		
-	while (!(tbuf = n_hdlc_buf_get(&n_hdlc->tx_free_buf_list))) {
+		tbuf = n_hdlc_buf_get(&n_hdlc->tx_free_buf_list);
+		if (tbuf)
+			break;
+
 		if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
 			error = -EAGAIN;
 			break;
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ static ssize_t n_hdlc_tty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 		}
 	}
 
-	set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 	remove_wait_queue(&tty->write_wait, &wait);
 
 	if (!error) {		
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static ssize_t n_hdlc_tty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 		n_hdlc_buf_put(&n_hdlc->tx_buf_list,tbuf);
 		n_hdlc_send_frames(n_hdlc,tty);
 	}
-	tty_unlock();
+
 	return error;
 	
 }	/* end of n_hdlc_tty_write() */
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250.c
index b25e6e490530d006ab1b465c53e74753d0be5dc7..3975df6f7fdba6f4bff57f9c7fa05a8ae1bbeadf 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250.c
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ static const struct serial8250_config uart_config[] = {
 		.fifo_size	= 128,
 		.tx_loadsz	= 128,
 		.fcr		= UART_FCR_ENABLE_FIFO | UART_FCR_R_TRIG_10,
-		.flags		= UART_CAP_FIFO | UART_CAP_EFR | UART_CAP_SLEEP,
+		/* UART_CAP_EFR breaks billionon CF bluetooth card. */
+		.flags		= UART_CAP_FIFO | UART_CAP_SLEEP,
 	},
 	[PORT_16654] = {
 		.name		= "ST16654",
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index b1682d7f1d8a2492ad59aea18622cb4294b71813..2b8334601c8b586b957168906f7eb490c1ee8f57 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -1518,6 +1518,7 @@ config SERIAL_BCM63XX_CONSOLE
 config SERIAL_GRLIB_GAISLER_APBUART
 	tristate "GRLIB APBUART serial support"
 	depends on OF
+	select SERIAL_CORE
 	---help---
 	Add support for the GRLIB APBUART serial port.
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 6158eae0f64a2e669f6c0d3887e7bc64163419ad..0065da4b11c1a89eefba4d6c3ac17abb25c9a41d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -3257,7 +3257,7 @@ static ssize_t show_cons_active(struct device *dev,
 	ssize_t count = 0;
 
 	console_lock();
-	for (c = console_drivers; c; c = c->next) {
+	for_each_console(c) {
 		if (!c->device)
 			continue;
 		if (!c->write)
@@ -3306,7 +3306,7 @@ int __init tty_init(void)
 	if (IS_ERR(consdev))
 		consdev = NULL;
 	else
-		device_create_file(consdev, &dev_attr_active);
+		WARN_ON(device_create_file(consdev, &dev_attr_active) < 0);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VT
 	vty_init(&console_fops);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index b230bd3f056f7d59e9c4c015ab687b4c6d257902..147ede3423df6228c781c39100a42937e6437f33 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -2994,7 +2994,7 @@ int __init vty_init(const struct file_operations *console_fops)
 	if (IS_ERR(tty0dev))
 		tty0dev = NULL;
 	else
-		device_create_file(tty0dev, &dev_attr_active);
+		WARN_ON(device_create_file(tty0dev, &dev_attr_active) < 0);
 
 	vcs_init();
 
@@ -3545,7 +3545,7 @@ int register_con_driver(const struct consw *csw, int first, int last)
 
 		/* already registered */
 		if (con_driver->con == csw)
-			retval = -EINVAL;
+			retval = -EBUSY;
 	}
 
 	if (retval)
@@ -3656,7 +3656,12 @@ int take_over_console(const struct consw *csw, int first, int last, int deflt)
 	int err;
 
 	err = register_con_driver(csw, first, last);
-
+	/* if we get an busy error we still want to bind the console driver
+	 * and return success, as we may have unbound the console driver
+	 * but not unregistered it.
+	*/
+	if (err == -EBUSY)
+		err = 0;
 	if (!err)
 		bind_con_driver(csw, first, last, deflt);