diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index 070b442c1f81..4720b4ba096a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -160,10 +160,12 @@ config SERIAL_KS8695_CONSOLE
 
 config SERIAL_CLPS711X
 	tristate "CLPS711X serial port support"
-	depends on ARM && ARCH_CLPS711X
+	depends on ARCH_CLPS711X
 	select SERIAL_CORE
+	default y
 	help
-	  ::: To be written :::
+	  This enables the driver for the on-chip UARTs of the Cirrus
+	  Logic EP711x/EP721x/EP731x processors.
 
 config SERIAL_CLPS711X_CONSOLE
 	bool "Support for console on CLPS711X serial port"
@@ -173,9 +175,7 @@ config SERIAL_CLPS711X_CONSOLE
 	  Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
 	  (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
 	  you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
-	  "console=ttyCL1". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
-	  your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the
-	  kernel at boot time.)
+	  "console=ttyCL1".
 
 config SERIAL_SAMSUNG
 	tristate "Samsung SoC serial support"
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c b/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
index 144cd3987d4c..3ad079ffd049 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ static const struct spi_device_id ifx_id_table[] = {
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(spi, ifx_id_table);
 
 /* spi operations */
-static const struct spi_driver ifx_spi_driver = {
+static struct spi_driver ifx_spi_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = DRVNAME,
 		.pm = &ifx_spi_pm,
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
index 2e341b81ff89..3a667eed63d6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #define AUART_CTRL0_CLKGATE			(1 << 30)
 
 #define AUART_CTRL2_CTSEN			(1 << 15)
+#define AUART_CTRL2_RTSEN			(1 << 14)
 #define AUART_CTRL2_RTS				(1 << 11)
 #define AUART_CTRL2_RXE				(1 << 9)
 #define AUART_CTRL2_TXE				(1 << 8)
@@ -259,9 +260,12 @@ static void mxs_auart_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *u, unsigned mctrl)
 
 	u32 ctrl = readl(u->membase + AUART_CTRL2);
 
-	ctrl &= ~AUART_CTRL2_RTS;
-	if (mctrl & TIOCM_RTS)
-		ctrl |= AUART_CTRL2_RTS;
+	ctrl &= ~AUART_CTRL2_RTSEN;
+	if (mctrl & TIOCM_RTS) {
+		if (u->state->port.flags & ASYNC_CTS_FLOW)
+			ctrl |= AUART_CTRL2_RTSEN;
+	}
+
 	s->ctrl = mctrl;
 	writel(ctrl, u->membase + AUART_CTRL2);
 }
@@ -359,9 +363,9 @@ static void mxs_auart_settermios(struct uart_port *u,
 
 	/* figure out the hardware flow control settings */
 	if (cflag & CRTSCTS)
-		ctrl2 |= AUART_CTRL2_CTSEN;
+		ctrl2 |= AUART_CTRL2_CTSEN | AUART_CTRL2_RTSEN;
 	else
-		ctrl2 &= ~AUART_CTRL2_CTSEN;
+		ctrl2 &= ~(AUART_CTRL2_CTSEN | AUART_CTRL2_RTSEN);
 
 	/* set baud rate */
 	baud = uart_get_baud_rate(u, termios, old, 0, u->uartclk);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c b/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c
index 654755a990df..333c8d012b0e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c
@@ -1348,10 +1348,16 @@ static int pmz_verify_port(struct uart_port *port, struct serial_struct *ser)
 static int pmz_poll_get_char(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct uart_pmac_port *uap = (struct uart_pmac_port *)port;
+	int tries = 2;
 
-	while ((read_zsreg(uap, R0) & Rx_CH_AV) == 0)
-		udelay(5);
-	return read_zsdata(uap);
+	while (tries) {
+		if ((read_zsreg(uap, R0) & Rx_CH_AV) != 0)
+			return read_zsdata(uap);
+		if (tries--)
+			udelay(5);
+	}
+
+	return NO_POLL_CHAR;
 }
 
 static void pmz_poll_put_char(struct uart_port *port, unsigned char c)