diff --git a/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c b/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
index 67986ea0d479..1386625fc4ca 100644
--- a/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ struct slgt_desc
 #define set_desc_next(a,b) (a).next   = cpu_to_le32((unsigned int)(b))
 #define set_desc_count(a,b)(a).count  = cpu_to_le16((unsigned short)(b))
 #define set_desc_eof(a,b)  (a).status = cpu_to_le16((b) ? (le16_to_cpu((a).status) | BIT0) : (le16_to_cpu((a).status) & ~BIT0))
+#define set_desc_status(a, b) (a).status = cpu_to_le16((unsigned short)(b))
 #define desc_count(a)      (le16_to_cpu((a).count))
 #define desc_status(a)     (le16_to_cpu((a).status))
 #define desc_complete(a)   (le16_to_cpu((a).status) & BIT15)
@@ -297,6 +298,7 @@ struct slgt_info {
 	u32 max_frame_size;       /* as set by device config */
 
 	unsigned int rbuf_fill_level;
+	unsigned int rx_pio;
 	unsigned int if_mode;
 	unsigned int base_clock;
 
@@ -331,6 +333,8 @@ struct slgt_info {
 	struct slgt_desc *rbufs;
 	unsigned int rbuf_current;
 	unsigned int rbuf_index;
+	unsigned int rbuf_fill_index;
+	unsigned short rbuf_fill_count;
 
 	unsigned int tbuf_count;
 	struct slgt_desc *tbufs;
@@ -2110,6 +2114,40 @@ static void ri_change(struct slgt_info *info, unsigned short status)
 	info->pending_bh |= BH_STATUS;
 }
 
+static void isr_rxdata(struct slgt_info *info)
+{
+	unsigned int count = info->rbuf_fill_count;
+	unsigned int i = info->rbuf_fill_index;
+	unsigned short reg;
+
+	while (rd_reg16(info, SSR) & IRQ_RXDATA) {
+		reg = rd_reg16(info, RDR);
+		DBGISR(("isr_rxdata %s RDR=%04X\n", info->device_name, reg));
+		if (desc_complete(info->rbufs[i])) {
+			/* all buffers full */
+			rx_stop(info);
+			info->rx_restart = 1;
+			continue;
+		}
+		info->rbufs[i].buf[count++] = (unsigned char)reg;
+		/* async mode saves status byte to buffer for each data byte */
+		if (info->params.mode == MGSL_MODE_ASYNC)
+			info->rbufs[i].buf[count++] = (unsigned char)(reg >> 8);
+		if (count == info->rbuf_fill_level || (reg & BIT10)) {
+			/* buffer full or end of frame */
+			set_desc_count(info->rbufs[i], count);
+			set_desc_status(info->rbufs[i], BIT15 | (reg >> 8));
+			info->rbuf_fill_count = count = 0;
+			if (++i == info->rbuf_count)
+				i = 0;
+			info->pending_bh |= BH_RECEIVE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	info->rbuf_fill_index = i;
+	info->rbuf_fill_count = count;
+}
+
 static void isr_serial(struct slgt_info *info)
 {
 	unsigned short status = rd_reg16(info, SSR);
@@ -2125,6 +2163,8 @@ static void isr_serial(struct slgt_info *info)
 			if (info->tx_count)
 				isr_txeom(info, status);
 		}
+		if (info->rx_pio && (status & IRQ_RXDATA))
+			isr_rxdata(info);
 		if ((status & IRQ_RXBREAK) && (status & RXBREAK)) {
 			info->icount.brk++;
 			/* process break detection if tty control allows */
@@ -2141,7 +2181,8 @@ static void isr_serial(struct slgt_info *info)
 	} else {
 		if (status & (IRQ_TXIDLE + IRQ_TXUNDER))
 			isr_txeom(info, status);
-
+		if (info->rx_pio && (status & IRQ_RXDATA))
+			isr_rxdata(info);
 		if (status & IRQ_RXIDLE) {
 			if (status & RXIDLE)
 				info->icount.rxidle++;
@@ -2642,6 +2683,10 @@ static int rx_enable(struct slgt_info *info, int enable)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		info->rbuf_fill_level = rbuf_fill_level;
+		if (rbuf_fill_level < 128)
+			info->rx_pio = 1; /* PIO mode */
+		else
+			info->rx_pio = 0; /* DMA mode */
 		rx_stop(info); /* restart receiver to use new fill level */
 	}
 
@@ -3844,15 +3889,27 @@ static void rx_start(struct slgt_info *info)
 	rdma_reset(info);
 	reset_rbufs(info);
 
-	/* set 1st descriptor address */
-	wr_reg32(info, RDDAR, info->rbufs[0].pdesc);
-
-	if (info->params.mode != MGSL_MODE_ASYNC) {
-		/* enable rx DMA and DMA interrupt */
-		wr_reg32(info, RDCSR, (BIT2 + BIT0));
+	if (info->rx_pio) {
+		/* rx request when rx FIFO not empty */
+		wr_reg16(info, SCR, (unsigned short)(rd_reg16(info, SCR) & ~BIT14));
+		slgt_irq_on(info, IRQ_RXDATA);
+		if (info->params.mode == MGSL_MODE_ASYNC) {
+			/* enable saving of rx status */
+			wr_reg32(info, RDCSR, BIT6);
+		}
 	} else {
-		/* enable saving of rx status, rx DMA and DMA interrupt */
-		wr_reg32(info, RDCSR, (BIT6 + BIT2 + BIT0));
+		/* rx request when rx FIFO half full */
+		wr_reg16(info, SCR, (unsigned short)(rd_reg16(info, SCR) | BIT14));
+		/* set 1st descriptor address */
+		wr_reg32(info, RDDAR, info->rbufs[0].pdesc);
+
+		if (info->params.mode != MGSL_MODE_ASYNC) {
+			/* enable rx DMA and DMA interrupt */
+			wr_reg32(info, RDCSR, (BIT2 + BIT0));
+		} else {
+			/* enable saving of rx status, rx DMA and DMA interrupt */
+			wr_reg32(info, RDCSR, (BIT6 + BIT2 + BIT0));
+		}
 	}
 
 	slgt_irq_on(info, IRQ_RXOVER);
@@ -4470,6 +4527,8 @@ static void free_rbufs(struct slgt_info *info, unsigned int i, unsigned int last
 static void reset_rbufs(struct slgt_info *info)
 {
 	free_rbufs(info, 0, info->rbuf_count - 1);
+	info->rbuf_fill_index = 0;
+	info->rbuf_fill_count = 0;
 }
 
 /*