diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_console.c b/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
index 465185fc0f52..ba55bba151b9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ static int hvc_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hp->lock, flags);
 	/* Check and then increment for fast path open. */
 	if (hp->count++ > 0) {
+		tty_kref_get(tty);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hp->lock, flags);
 		hvc_kick();
 		return 0;
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ static int hvc_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
 
 	tty->driver_data = hp;
 
-	hp->tty = tty;
+	hp->tty = tty_kref_get(tty);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hp->lock, flags);
 
@@ -336,6 +337,7 @@ static int hvc_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&hp->lock, flags);
 		hp->tty = NULL;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hp->lock, flags);
+		tty_kref_put(tty);
 		tty->driver_data = NULL;
 		kref_put(&hp->kref, destroy_hvc_struct);
 		printk(KERN_ERR "hvc_open: request_irq failed with rc %d.\n", rc);
@@ -363,13 +365,18 @@ static void hvc_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
 		return;
 
 	hp = tty->driver_data;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hp->lock, flags);
+	tty_kref_get(tty);
 
 	if (--hp->count == 0) {
 		/* We are done with the tty pointer now. */
 		hp->tty = NULL;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hp->lock, flags);
 
+		/* Put the ref obtained in hvc_open() */
+		tty_kref_put(tty);
+
 		if (hp->ops->notifier_del)
 			hp->ops->notifier_del(hp, hp->data);
 
@@ -389,6 +396,7 @@ static void hvc_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hp->lock, flags);
 	}
 
+	tty_kref_put(tty);
 	kref_put(&hp->kref, destroy_hvc_struct);
 }
 
@@ -424,10 +432,11 @@ static void hvc_hangup(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hp->lock, flags);
 
 	if (hp->ops->notifier_hangup)
-			hp->ops->notifier_hangup(hp, hp->data);
+		hp->ops->notifier_hangup(hp, hp->data);
 
 	while(temp_open_count) {
 		--temp_open_count;
+		tty_kref_put(tty);
 		kref_put(&hp->kref, destroy_hvc_struct);
 	}
 }
@@ -592,7 +601,7 @@ int hvc_poll(struct hvc_struct *hp)
 	}
 
 	/* No tty attached, just skip */
-	tty = hp->tty;
+	tty = tty_kref_get(hp->tty);
 	if (tty == NULL)
 		goto bail;
 
@@ -672,6 +681,8 @@ int hvc_poll(struct hvc_struct *hp)
 
 		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
 	}
+	if (tty)
+		tty_kref_put(tty);
 
 	return poll_mask;
 }
@@ -807,7 +818,7 @@ int hvc_remove(struct hvc_struct *hp)
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hp->lock, flags);
-	tty = hp->tty;
+	tty = tty_kref_get(hp->tty);
 
 	if (hp->index < MAX_NR_HVC_CONSOLES)
 		vtermnos[hp->index] = -1;
@@ -819,18 +830,18 @@ int hvc_remove(struct hvc_struct *hp)
 	/*
 	 * We 'put' the instance that was grabbed when the kref instance
 	 * was initialized using kref_init().  Let the last holder of this
-	 * kref cause it to be removed, which will probably be the tty_hangup
+	 * kref cause it to be removed, which will probably be the tty_vhangup
 	 * below.
 	 */
 	kref_put(&hp->kref, destroy_hvc_struct);
 
 	/*
-	 * This function call will auto chain call hvc_hangup.  The tty should
-	 * always be valid at this time unless a simultaneous tty close already
-	 * cleaned up the hvc_struct.
+	 * This function call will auto chain call hvc_hangup.
 	 */
-	if (tty)
-		tty_hangup(tty);
+	if (tty) {
+		tty_vhangup(tty);
+		tty_kref_put(tty);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hvc_remove);
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c b/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c
index af8d97715728..7ee52164d474 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ int tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(struct tty_struct *tty,
 {
 	int copied = 0;
 	do {
-		int goal = min(size - copied, TTY_BUFFER_PAGE);
+		int goal = min_t(size_t, 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 */
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ int tty_insert_flip_string_flags(struct tty_struct *tty,
 {
 	int copied = 0;
 	do {
-		int goal = min(size - copied, TTY_BUFFER_PAGE);
+		int goal = min_t(size_t, 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 */
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_port.c b/drivers/char/tty_port.c
index be492dd66437..a3bd1d0b66cf 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_port.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_port.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_port_tty_set);
 static void tty_port_shutdown(struct tty_port *port)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&port->mutex);
-	if (port->ops->shutdown &&
+	if (port->ops->shutdown && !port->console &&
 		test_and_clear_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->flags))
 			port->ops->shutdown(port);
 	mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
index 87778dcf8727..6aa10284104a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		if (tmp.mode != VT_AUTO && tmp.mode != VT_PROCESS && tmp.mode != VT_PROCESS_AUTO) {
+		if (tmp.mode != VT_AUTO && tmp.mode != VT_PROCESS) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ static void complete_change_console(struct vc_data *vc)
 	 * telling it that it has acquired. Also check if it has died and
 	 * clean up (similar to logic employed in change_console())
 	 */
-	if (vc->vt_mode.mode == VT_PROCESS || vc->vt_mode.mode == VT_PROCESS_AUTO) {
+	if (vc->vt_mode.mode == VT_PROCESS) {
 		/*
 		 * Send the signal as privileged - kill_pid() will
 		 * tell us if the process has gone or something else
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ void change_console(struct vc_data *new_vc)
 	 * vt to auto control.
 	 */
 	vc = vc_cons[fg_console].d;
-	if (vc->vt_mode.mode == VT_PROCESS || vc->vt_mode.mode == VT_PROCESS_AUTO) {
+	if (vc->vt_mode.mode == VT_PROCESS) {
 		/*
 		 * Send the signal as privileged - kill_pid() will
 		 * tell us if the process has gone or something else
@@ -1693,28 +1693,27 @@ void change_console(struct vc_data *new_vc)
 		 */
 		vc->vt_newvt = new_vc->vc_num;
 		if (kill_pid(vc->vt_pid, vc->vt_mode.relsig, 1) == 0) {
-			if(vc->vt_mode.mode == VT_PROCESS)
-				/*
-				 * It worked. Mark the vt to switch to and
-				 * return. The process needs to send us a
-				 * VT_RELDISP ioctl to complete the switch.
-				 */
-				return;
-		} else {
 			/*
-			 * The controlling process has died, so we revert back to
-			 * normal operation. In this case, we'll also change back
-			 * to KD_TEXT mode. I'm not sure if this is strictly correct
-			 * but it saves the agony when the X server dies and the screen
-			 * remains blanked due to KD_GRAPHICS! It would be nice to do
-			 * this outside of VT_PROCESS but there is no single process
-			 * to account for and tracking tty count may be undesirable.
+			 * It worked. Mark the vt to switch to and
+			 * return. The process needs to send us a
+			 * VT_RELDISP ioctl to complete the switch.
 			 */
-			reset_vc(vc);
+			return;
 		}
 
 		/*
-		 * Fall through to normal (VT_AUTO and VT_PROCESS_AUTO) handling of the switch...
+		 * The controlling process has died, so we revert back to
+		 * normal operation. In this case, we'll also change back
+		 * to KD_TEXT mode. I'm not sure if this is strictly correct
+		 * but it saves the agony when the X server dies and the screen
+		 * remains blanked due to KD_GRAPHICS! It would be nice to do
+		 * this outside of VT_PROCESS but there is no single process
+		 * to account for and tracking tty count may be undesirable.
+		 */
+		reset_vc(vc);
+
+		/*
+		 * Fall through to normal (VT_AUTO) handling of the switch...
 		 */
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm2.c b/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm2.c
index a9802e76b5fa..722eac18f382 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm2.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm2.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void __iomem *cpm_uart_map_pram(struct uart_cpm_port *port,
 	void __iomem *pram;
 	unsigned long offset;
 	struct resource res;
-	unsigned long len;
+	resource_size_t len;
 
 	/* Don't remap parameter RAM if it has already been initialized
 	 * during console setup.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void __iomem *cpm_uart_map_pram(struct uart_cpm_port *port,
 	if (of_address_to_resource(np, 1, &res))
 		return NULL;
 
-	len = 1 + res.end - res.start;
+	len = resource_size(&res);
 	pram = ioremap(res.start, len);
 	if (!pram)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/console.c b/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
index b22ac3258523..f347da2ef00a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ static int usb_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)
 	/* The console is special in terms of closing the device so
 	 * indicate this port is now acting as a system console. */
 	port->console = 1;
+	port->port.console = 1;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&serial->disc_mutex);
 	return retval;
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index 568369a86306..4409967db0c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -70,12 +70,13 @@ struct tty_buffer {
 
 /*
  * We default to dicing tty buffer allocations to this many characters
- * in order to avoid multiple page allocations. We assume tty_buffer itself
- * is under 256 bytes. See tty_buffer_find for the allocation logic this
- * must match
+ * in order to avoid multiple page allocations. We know the size of
+ * tty_buffer itself but it must also be taken into account that the
+ * the buffer is 256 byte aligned. See tty_buffer_find for the allocation
+ * logic this must match
  */
 
-#define TTY_BUFFER_PAGE		((PAGE_SIZE  - 256) / 2)
+#define TTY_BUFFER_PAGE	(((PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(struct tty_buffer)) / 2) & ~0xFF)
 
 
 struct tty_bufhead {
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ struct tty_port {
 	wait_queue_head_t	close_wait;	/* Close waiters */
 	wait_queue_head_t	delta_msr_wait;	/* Modem status change */
 	unsigned long		flags;		/* TTY flags ASY_*/
+	unsigned char		console:1;	/* port is a console */
 	struct mutex		mutex;		/* Locking */
 	struct mutex		buf_mutex;	/* Buffer alloc lock */
 	unsigned char		*xmit_buf;	/* Optional buffer */
diff --git a/include/linux/vt.h b/include/linux/vt.h
index 778b7b2a47d4..d5dd0bc408fd 100644
--- a/include/linux/vt.h
+++ b/include/linux/vt.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct vt_mode {
 #define VT_SETMODE	0x5602	/* set mode of active vt */
 #define		VT_AUTO		0x00	/* auto vt switching */
 #define		VT_PROCESS	0x01	/* process controls switching */
-#define		VT_PROCESS_AUTO 0x02	/* process is notified of switching */
+#define		VT_ACKACQ	0x02	/* acknowledge switch */
 
 struct vt_stat {
 	unsigned short v_active;	/* active vt */
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ struct vt_stat {
 #define VT_SENDSIG	0x5604	/* signal to send to bitmask of vts */
 
 #define VT_RELDISP	0x5605	/* release display */
-#define		VT_ACKACQ	0x02	/* acknowledge switch */
 
 #define VT_ACTIVATE	0x5606	/* make vt active */
 #define VT_WAITACTIVE	0x5607	/* wait for vt active */