Merge branch 'merge' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc

* 'merge' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc: (29 commits)
  powerpc/83xx: Move mcu_mpc8349emitx driver out of drivers/i2c/chips/
  powerpc/83xx: Make serial ports work on MPC8315E-RDB w/ FSL U-Boots
  powerpc/e500mc: Doorbells need to be taken w/exceptions disabled
  powerpc: Enable PS3 options and QPACE in ppc64_defconfig
  powerpc/powermac: Fix occasional SMP boot failure
  powerpc/cacheinfo: Rename cache_dir per-cpu variable
  hvc_console: Use kzalloc() instead of kmalloc() + memset()
  hvc_console: Do not set low_latency when using interrupts
  hvc_console: Call free_irq() only if request_irq() was successful
  hvc_console: Change an mb() to smp_mb() and add some comments
  powerpc: Cleanup from l64 to ll64 change: drivers/net
  powerpc: Cleanup from l64 to ll64 change: drivers/char
  powerpc: Cleanup from l64 to ll64 change: arch code
  powerpc: Change u64/s64 to a long long integer type
  powerpc/kexec: Check crash_base for relocatable kernel
  powerpc: Make dummy section a valid note header
  Xilinx: SPI: updated driver for device tree
  drivers/of: Add the of_find_i2c_device_by_node function.
  powerpc/xsysace: add compatible string for non-ipcore instance
  powerpc/mpc52xx: remove dead code from GPIO driver
  ...

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_console.c b/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
index 5a8a4c28c86..09676b4e5d8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ static int hvc_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
 	} /* else count == 0 */
 
 	tty->driver_data = hp;
-	tty->low_latency = 1; /* Makes flushes to ldisc synchronous. */
+	if (!hp->irq_requested)
+		tty->low_latency = 1; /* Makes flushes to ldisc synchronous. */
 
 	hp->tty = tty;
 
@@ -764,13 +765,11 @@ struct hvc_struct __devinit *hvc_alloc(uint32_t vtermno, int data,
 			return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 
-	hp = kmalloc(ALIGN(sizeof(*hp), sizeof(long)) + outbuf_size,
+	hp = kzalloc(ALIGN(sizeof(*hp), sizeof(long)) + outbuf_size,
 			GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!hp)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	memset(hp, 0x00, sizeof(*hp));
-
 	hp->vtermno = vtermno;
 	hp->data = data;
 	hp->ops = ops;
@@ -876,8 +875,11 @@ static int hvc_init(void)
 		goto stop_thread;
 	}
 
-	/* FIXME: This mb() seems completely random.  Remove it. */
-	mb();
+	/*
+	 * Make sure tty is fully registered before allowing it to be
+	 * found by hvc_console_device.
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
 	hvc_driver = drv;
 	return 0;