5 files changed, 52 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/oplib_32.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/oplib_32.h
index 40bc9efb1ac4..9e5c64084b86 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/oplib_32.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/oplib_32.h
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ extern int prom_getrev(void);
 /* Get the prom firmware revision. */
 extern int prom_getprev(void);
 
-/* Blocking put character to console. */
-extern void prom_putchar(const char *buf);
+/* Write a buffer of characters to the console. */
+extern void prom_console_write_buf(const char *buf, int len);
 
 /* Prom's internal routines, don't use in kernel/boot code. */
 extern void prom_printf(const char *fmt, ...);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/oplib_64.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/oplib_64.h
index d4613738c537..8cd0df34e82b 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/oplib_64.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/oplib_64.h
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ extern void prom_halt_power_off(void) __attribute__ ((noreturn));
  */
 extern unsigned char prom_get_idprom(char *idp_buffer, int idpbuf_size);
 
-/* Blocking put character to console. */
-extern void prom_putchar(const char *buf);
+/* Write a buffer of characters to the console. */
+extern void prom_console_write_buf(const char *buf, int len);
 
 /* Prom's internal routines, don't use in kernel/boot code. */
 extern void prom_printf(const char *fmt, ...);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/prom/console_32.c b/arch/sparc/prom/console_32.c
index 157019e29fd4..48863108a44c 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/prom/console_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/prom/console_32.c
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ static int prom_nbputchar(const char *buf)
         return i; /* Ugh, we could spin forever on unsupported proms ;( */
 }
 
-/* Blocking version of put character routine above. */
-void prom_putchar(const char *buf)
+void prom_console_write_buf(const char *buf, int len)
 {
-        while (1) {
-                int err = prom_nbputchar(buf);
-                if (!err)
-                        break;
+        while (len) {
+                int n = prom_nbputchar(buf);
+                if (n)
+                        continue;
+                len--;
+                buf++;
         }
 }
+
diff --git a/arch/sparc/prom/console_64.c b/arch/sparc/prom/console_64.c
index 0da88d10beff..ed39e75828bd 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/prom/console_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/prom/console_64.c
@@ -15,35 +15,34 @@
 
 extern int prom_stdin, prom_stdout;
 
-/* Non blocking put character to console device, returns -1 if
- * unsuccessful.
- */
-static int prom_nbputchar(const char *buf)
+static int __prom_console_write_buf(const char *buf, int len)
 {
         unsigned long args[7];
+        int ret;
 
         args[0] = (unsigned long) "write";
         args[1] = 3;
         args[2] = 1;
         args[3] = (unsigned int) prom_stdout;
         args[4] = (unsigned long) buf;
-        args[5] = 1;
+        args[5] = (unsigned int) len;
         args[6] = (unsigned long) -1;
 
         p1275_cmd_direct(args);
 
-        if (args[6] == 1)
-                return 0;
-        else
+        ret = (int) args[6];
+        if (ret < 0)
                 return -1;
+        return ret;
 }
 
-/* Blocking version of put character routine above. */
-void prom_putchar(const char *buf)
+void prom_console_write_buf(const char *buf, int len)
 {
-        while (1) {
-                int err = prom_nbputchar(buf);
-                if (!err)
-                        break;
+        while (len) {
+                int n = __prom_console_write_buf(buf, len);
+                if (n < 0)
+                        continue;
+                len -= n;
+                buf += len;
         }
 }
diff --git a/arch/sparc/prom/printf.c b/arch/sparc/prom/printf.c
index 24031971f806..d9682f06b3b0 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/prom/printf.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/prom/printf.c
@@ -15,23 +15,45 @@
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 #include <asm/openprom.h>
 #include <asm/oplib.h>
 
+#define CONSOLE_WRITE_BUF_SIZE  1024
+
 static char ppbuf[1024];
+static char console_write_buf[CONSOLE_WRITE_BUF_SIZE];
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(console_write_lock);
 
 void notrace prom_write(const char *buf, unsigned int n)
 {
+        unsigned int dest_len;
+        unsigned long flags;
+        char *dest;
+
+        dest = console_write_buf;
+        raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&console_write_lock, flags);
+
+        dest_len = 0;
         while (n-- != 0) {
-                char ch = *buf;
+                char ch = *buf++;
                 if (ch == '\n') {
-                        char tmp = '\r';
-                        prom_putchar(&tmp);
+                        *dest++ = '\r';
+                        dest_len++;
+                }
+                *dest++ = ch;
+                dest_len++;
+                if (dest_len >= CONSOLE_WRITE_BUF_SIZE - 1) {
+                        prom_console_write_buf(console_write_buf, dest_len);
+                        dest = console_write_buf;
+                        dest_len = 0;
                 }
-                prom_putchar(buf);
-                buf++;
         }
+        if (dest_len)
+                prom_console_write_buf(console_write_buf, dest_len);
+
+        raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&console_write_lock, flags);
 }
 
 void notrace prom_printf(const char *fmt, ...)