1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
index cc2df5e61bb0..a058285a70e7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 
 void (*udbg_putc)(char c);
-char (*udbg_getc)(void);
+int (*udbg_getc)(void);
 int (*udbg_getc_poll)(void);
 
 /* udbg library, used by xmon et al */
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ int udbg_write(const char *s, int n)
 
 int udbg_read(char *buf, int buflen)
 {
-        char c, *p = buf;
-        int i;
+        char *p = buf;
+        int i, c;
 
         if (!udbg_getc)
                 return 0;
@@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ int udbg_read(char *buf, int buflen)
         for (i = 0; i < buflen; ++i) {
                 do {
                         c = udbg_getc();
+                        if (c == -1 && i == 0)
+                                return -1;
+
                 } while (c == 0x11 || c == 0x13);
-                if (c == 0)
+                if (c == 0 || c == -1)
                         break;
                 *p++ = c;
         }