Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty-2.6: (36 commits)
  jsm: fixing error if the driver fails to load
  jsm: removing the uart structure and filename on error
  tty: Add a new VT mode which is like VT_PROCESS but doesn't require a VT_RELDISP ioctl call
  tty: Keep the default buffering to sub-page units
  tty: Fix up char drivers request_room usage
  tty: Fix the ldisc hangup race
  serial: timberdale: Remove dependancies
  nozomi: Tidy up the PCI table
  nozomi: Fix mutex handling
  nozomi: Add tty_port usage
  sdio_uart: Use kfifo instead of the messy circ stuff
  serial: bcm63xx_uart: allow more than one uart to be registered.
  serial: bcm63xx_uart: don't use kfree() on non kmalloced area.
  serial: bfin_5xx: pull in linux/io.h for ioremap prototypes
  serial: bfin_5xx: kgdboc should accept gdb break only when it is active
  serial: bfin_5xx: need to disable DMA TX interrupt too
  serial: bfin_5xx: remove useless gpio handling with hard flow control
  Char: synclink, remove unnecessary checks
  tty: declare MODULE_FIRMWARE in various drivers
  ip2: Add module parameter.
  ...

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c b/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c
index 66fa4e10d76b..f27c4d6d956e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ int tty_insert_flip_string(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *chars,
 {
         int copied = 0;
         do {
-                int space = tty_buffer_request_room(tty, size - copied);
+                int goal = min(size - copied, TTY_BUFFER_PAGE);
+                int space = tty_buffer_request_room(tty, goal);
                 struct tty_buffer *tb = tty->buf.tail;
                 /* If there is no space then tb may be NULL */
                 if (unlikely(space == 0))
@@ -283,7 +284,8 @@ int tty_insert_flip_string_flags(struct tty_struct *tty,
 {
         int copied = 0;
         do {
-                int space = tty_buffer_request_room(tty, size - copied);
+                int goal = min(size - copied, TTY_BUFFER_PAGE);
+                int space = tty_buffer_request_room(tty, goal);
                 struct tty_buffer *tb = tty->buf.tail;
                 /* If there is no space then tb may be NULL */
                 if (unlikely(space == 0))