diff --git a/Documentation/serial/tty.txt b/Documentation/serial/tty.txt
index 798cba82c762..b48780977a68 100644
--- a/Documentation/serial/tty.txt
+++ b/Documentation/serial/tty.txt
@@ -210,9 +210,6 @@ TTY_IO_ERROR		If set, causes all subsequent userspace read/write
 
 TTY_OTHER_CLOSED	Device is a pty and the other side has closed.
 
-TTY_OTHER_DONE		Device is a pty and the other side has closed and
-			all pending input processing has been completed.
-
 TTY_NO_WRITE_SPLIT	Prevent driver from splitting up writes into
 			smaller chunks.
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
index bcaba17688f6..a7fa016f31eb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ static ssize_t n_hdlc_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 	add_wait_queue(&tty->read_wait, &wait);
 
 	for (;;) {
-		if (test_bit(TTY_OTHER_DONE, &tty->flags)) {
+		if (test_bit(TTY_OTHER_CLOSED, &tty->flags)) {
 			ret = -EIO;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ static unsigned int n_hdlc_tty_poll(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp,
 		/* set bits for operations that won't block */
 		if (n_hdlc->rx_buf_list.head)
 			mask |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;	/* readable */
-		if (test_bit(TTY_OTHER_DONE, &tty->flags))
+		if (test_bit(TTY_OTHER_CLOSED, &tty->flags))
 			mask |= POLLHUP;
 		if (tty_hung_up_p(filp))
 			mask |= POLLHUP;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index fb76a7d80e7e..bdf0e6e89991 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -1917,18 +1917,6 @@ static inline int input_available_p(struct tty_struct *tty, int poll)
 		return ldata->commit_head - ldata->read_tail >= amt;
 }
 
-static inline int check_other_done(struct tty_struct *tty)
-{
-	int done = test_bit(TTY_OTHER_DONE, &tty->flags);
-	if (done) {
-		/* paired with cmpxchg() in check_other_closed(); ensures
-		 * read buffer head index is not stale
-		 */
-		smp_mb__after_atomic();
-	}
-	return done;
-}
-
 /**
  *	copy_from_read_buf	-	copy read data directly
  *	@tty: terminal device
@@ -2124,7 +2112,7 @@ static ssize_t n_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 	struct n_tty_data *ldata = tty->disc_data;
 	unsigned char __user *b = buf;
 	DEFINE_WAIT_FUNC(wait, woken_wake_function);
-	int c, done;
+	int c;
 	int minimum, time;
 	ssize_t retval = 0;
 	long timeout;
@@ -2183,32 +2171,35 @@ static ssize_t n_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		done = check_other_done(tty);
-
 		if (!input_available_p(tty, 0)) {
-			if (done) {
-				retval = -EIO;
-				break;
-			}
-			if (tty_hung_up_p(file))
-				break;
-			if (!timeout)
-				break;
-			if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
-				retval = -EAGAIN;
-				break;
-			}
-			if (signal_pending(current)) {
-				retval = -ERESTARTSYS;
-				break;
-			}
 			up_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
-
-			timeout = wait_woken(&wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE,
-					     timeout);
-
+			tty_buffer_flush_work(tty->port);
 			down_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
-			continue;
+			if (!input_available_p(tty, 0)) {
+				if (test_bit(TTY_OTHER_CLOSED, &tty->flags)) {
+					retval = -EIO;
+					break;
+				}
+				if (tty_hung_up_p(file))
+					break;
+				if (!timeout)
+					break;
+				if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
+					retval = -EAGAIN;
+					break;
+				}
+				if (signal_pending(current)) {
+					retval = -ERESTARTSYS;
+					break;
+				}
+				up_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
+
+				timeout = wait_woken(&wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE,
+						timeout);
+
+				down_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
+				continue;
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (ldata->icanon && !L_EXTPROC(tty)) {
@@ -2386,12 +2377,17 @@ static unsigned int n_tty_poll(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 
 	poll_wait(file, &tty->read_wait, wait);
 	poll_wait(file, &tty->write_wait, wait);
-	if (check_other_done(tty))
-		mask |= POLLHUP;
 	if (input_available_p(tty, 1))
 		mask |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
+	else {
+		tty_buffer_flush_work(tty->port);
+		if (input_available_p(tty, 1))
+			mask |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
+	}
 	if (tty->packet && tty->link->ctrl_status)
 		mask |= POLLPRI | POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
+	if (test_bit(TTY_OTHER_CLOSED, &tty->flags))
+		mask |= POLLHUP;
 	if (tty_hung_up_p(file))
 		mask |= POLLHUP;
 	if (tty->ops->write && !tty_is_writelocked(tty) &&
diff --git a/drivers/tty/pty.c b/drivers/tty/pty.c
index a8a292fd564f..ee0e84798399 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/pty.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void pty_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	if (!tty->link)
 		return;
 	set_bit(TTY_OTHER_CLOSED, &tty->link->flags);
-	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty->link->port);
+	wake_up_interruptible(&tty->link->read_wait);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&tty->link->write_wait);
 	if (tty->driver->subtype == PTY_TYPE_MASTER) {
 		set_bit(TTY_OTHER_CLOSED, &tty->flags);
@@ -247,9 +247,7 @@ static int pty_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 		goto out;
 
 	clear_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &tty->flags);
-	/* TTY_OTHER_CLOSED must be cleared before TTY_OTHER_DONE */
 	clear_bit(TTY_OTHER_CLOSED, &tty->link->flags);
-	clear_bit(TTY_OTHER_DONE, &tty->link->flags);
 	set_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags);
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c b/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c
index a946e49a2626..aa80dc94ddc2 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c
@@ -37,29 +37,6 @@
 
 #define TTY_BUFFER_PAGE	(((PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(struct tty_buffer)) / 2) & ~0xFF)
 
-/*
- * If all tty flip buffers have been processed by flush_to_ldisc() or
- * dropped by tty_buffer_flush(), check if the linked pty has been closed.
- * If so, wake the reader/poll to process
- */
-static inline void check_other_closed(struct tty_struct *tty)
-{
-	unsigned long flags, old;
-
-	/* transition from TTY_OTHER_CLOSED => TTY_OTHER_DONE must be atomic */
-	for (flags = ACCESS_ONCE(tty->flags);
-	     test_bit(TTY_OTHER_CLOSED, &flags);
-	     ) {
-		old = flags;
-		__set_bit(TTY_OTHER_DONE, &flags);
-		flags = cmpxchg(&tty->flags, old, flags);
-		if (old == flags) {
-			wake_up_interruptible(&tty->read_wait);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  *	tty_buffer_lock_exclusive	-	gain exclusive access to buffer
  *	tty_buffer_unlock_exclusive	-	release exclusive access
@@ -254,8 +231,6 @@ void tty_buffer_flush(struct tty_struct *tty, struct tty_ldisc *ld)
 	if (ld && ld->ops->flush_buffer)
 		ld->ops->flush_buffer(tty);
 
-	check_other_closed(tty);
-
 	atomic_dec(&buf->priority);
 	mutex_unlock(&buf->lock);
 }
@@ -522,10 +497,8 @@ static void flush_to_ldisc(struct work_struct *work)
 		 */
 		count = smp_load_acquire(&head->commit) - head->read;
 		if (!count) {
-			if (next == NULL) {
-				check_other_closed(tty);
+			if (next == NULL)
 				break;
-			}
 			buf->head = next;
 			tty_buffer_free(port, head);
 			continue;
@@ -614,3 +587,8 @@ bool tty_buffer_cancel_work(struct tty_port *port)
 {
 	return cancel_work_sync(&port->buf.work);
 }
+
+void tty_buffer_flush_work(struct tty_port *port)
+{
+	flush_work(&port->buf.work);
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index bf1bcdb01df0..d82bb9281d12 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ struct tty_file_private {
 #define TTY_OTHER_CLOSED 	2	/* Other side (if any) has closed */
 #define TTY_EXCLUSIVE 		3	/* Exclusive open mode */
 #define TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP 	5	/* Call write_wakeup after queuing new */
-#define TTY_OTHER_DONE		6	/* Closed pty has completed input processing */
 #define TTY_LDISC_OPEN	 	11	/* Line discipline is open */
 #define TTY_PTY_LOCK 		16	/* pty private */
 #define TTY_NO_WRITE_SPLIT 	17	/* Preserve write boundaries to driver */
@@ -480,6 +479,7 @@ extern void tty_buffer_init(struct tty_port *port);
 extern void tty_buffer_set_lock_subclass(struct tty_port *port);
 extern bool tty_buffer_restart_work(struct tty_port *port);
 extern bool tty_buffer_cancel_work(struct tty_port *port);
+extern void tty_buffer_flush_work(struct tty_port *port);
 extern speed_t tty_termios_baud_rate(struct ktermios *termios);
 extern speed_t tty_termios_input_baud_rate(struct ktermios *termios);
 extern void tty_termios_encode_baud_rate(struct ktermios *termios,