diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/altera_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/altera_uart.c
index 82f2790de28d..316074bb23e9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/altera_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/altera_uart.c
@@ -247,31 +247,12 @@ static void altera_uart_rx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static void altera_uart_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-
-	if (port->x_char) {
-		/* Send special char - probably flow control */
-		altera_uart_writel(port, port->x_char, ALTERA_UART_TXDATA_REG);
-		port->x_char = 0;
-		port->icount.tx++;
-		return;
-	}
-
-	while (altera_uart_readl(port, ALTERA_UART_STATUS_REG) &
-	       ALTERA_UART_STATUS_TRDY_MSK) {
-		if (xmit->head == xmit->tail)
-			break;
-		altera_uart_writel(port, xmit->buf[xmit->tail],
-		       ALTERA_UART_TXDATA_REG);
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		port->icount.tx++;
-	}
-
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
-		uart_write_wakeup(port);
+	u8 ch;
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-		altera_uart_stop_tx(port);
+	uart_port_tx(port, ch,
+		altera_uart_readl(port, ALTERA_UART_STATUS_REG) &
+		                ALTERA_UART_STATUS_TRDY_MSK,
+		altera_uart_writel(port, ch, ALTERA_UART_TXDATA_REG));
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t altera_uart_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
index bd07f79a2df9..a6b4d30c5888 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
@@ -824,30 +824,14 @@ static void atmel_rx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
  */
 static void atmel_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
 	struct atmel_uart_port *atmel_port = to_atmel_uart_port(port);
+	bool pending;
+	u8 ch;
 
-	if (port->x_char &&
-	    (atmel_uart_readl(port, ATMEL_US_CSR) & ATMEL_US_TXRDY)) {
-		atmel_uart_write_char(port, port->x_char);
-		port->icount.tx++;
-		port->x_char = 0;
-	}
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port))
-		return;
-
-	while (atmel_uart_readl(port, ATMEL_US_CSR) & ATMEL_US_TXRDY) {
-		atmel_uart_write_char(port, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		port->icount.tx++;
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-			break;
-	}
-
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
-		uart_write_wakeup(port);
-
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	pending = uart_port_tx(port, ch,
+		atmel_uart_readl(port, ATMEL_US_CSR) & ATMEL_US_TXRDY,
+		atmel_uart_write_char(port, ch));
+	if (pending) {
 		/* we still have characters to transmit, so we should continue
 		 * transmitting them when TX is ready, regardless of
 		 * mode or duplexity
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
index 67fa113f77d4..d811eda1844e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
@@ -742,32 +742,12 @@ static int lpuart32_poll_get_char(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static inline void lpuart_transmit_buffer(struct lpuart_port *sport)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->port.state->xmit;
-
-	if (sport->port.x_char) {
-		writeb(sport->port.x_char, sport->port.membase + UARTDR);
-		sport->port.icount.tx++;
-		sport->port.x_char = 0;
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (lpuart_stopped_or_empty(&sport->port)) {
-		lpuart_stop_tx(&sport->port);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) &&
-		(readb(sport->port.membase + UARTTCFIFO) < sport->txfifo_size)) {
-		writeb(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], sport->port.membase + UARTDR);
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		sport->port.icount.tx++;
-	}
-
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
-		uart_write_wakeup(&sport->port);
+	struct uart_port *port = &sport->port;
+	u8 ch;
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-		lpuart_stop_tx(&sport->port);
+	uart_port_tx(port, ch,
+		readb(port->membase + UARTTCFIFO) < sport->txfifo_size,
+		writeb(ch, port->membase + UARTDR));
 }
 
 static inline void lpuart32_transmit_buffer(struct lpuart_port *sport)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/lantiq.c b/drivers/tty/serial/lantiq.c
index c892f3c7d1ab..a58e9277dfad 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/lantiq.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/lantiq.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
 #define ASCFSTAT_TXFFLMASK	0x3F00
 #define ASCFSTAT_TXFREEMASK	0x3F000000
 
-static void lqasc_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port);
 static struct ltq_uart_port *lqasc_port[MAXPORTS];
 static struct uart_driver lqasc_reg;
 
@@ -151,9 +150,12 @@ lqasc_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct ltq_uart_port *ltq_port = to_ltq_uart_port(port);
+	u8 ch;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ltq_port->lock, flags);
-	lqasc_tx_chars(port);
+	uart_port_tx(port, ch,
+		lqasc_tx_ready(port),
+		writeb(ch, port->membase + LTQ_ASC_TBUF));
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ltq_port->lock, flags);
 	return;
 }
@@ -226,36 +228,6 @@ lqasc_rx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-lqasc_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
-{
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-	if (uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
-		lqasc_stop_tx(port);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	while (lqasc_tx_ready(port)) {
-		if (port->x_char) {
-			writeb(port->x_char, port->membase + LTQ_ASC_TBUF);
-			port->icount.tx++;
-			port->x_char = 0;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-			break;
-
-		writeb(port->state->xmit.buf[port->state->xmit.tail],
-			port->membase + LTQ_ASC_TBUF);
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		port->icount.tx++;
-	}
-
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
-		uart_write_wakeup(port);
-}
-
 static irqreturn_t
 lqasc_tx_int(int irq, void *_port)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/lpc32xx_hs.c b/drivers/tty/serial/lpc32xx_hs.c
index ed47f4768338..b38fe4728c26 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/lpc32xx_hs.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/lpc32xx_hs.c
@@ -276,8 +276,6 @@ static void __serial_lpc32xx_rx(struct uart_port *port)
 	tty_flip_buffer_push(tport);
 }
 
-static void serial_lpc32xx_stop_tx(struct uart_port *port);
-
 static bool serial_lpc32xx_tx_ready(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	u32 level = readl(LPC32XX_HSUART_LEVEL(port->membase));
@@ -287,34 +285,11 @@ static bool serial_lpc32xx_tx_ready(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static void __serial_lpc32xx_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-
-	if (port->x_char) {
-		writel((u32)port->x_char, LPC32XX_HSUART_FIFO(port->membase));
-		port->icount.tx++;
-		port->x_char = 0;
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port))
-		goto exit_tx;
-
-	/* Transfer data */
-	while (serial_lpc32xx_tx_ready(port)) {
-		writel((u32) xmit->buf[xmit->tail],
-		       LPC32XX_HSUART_FIFO(port->membase));
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		port->icount.tx++;
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-			break;
-	}
-
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
-		uart_write_wakeup(port);
+	u8 ch;
 
-exit_tx:
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-		serial_lpc32xx_stop_tx(port);
+	uart_port_tx(port, ch,
+		serial_lpc32xx_tx_ready(port),
+		writel(ch, LPC32XX_HSUART_FIFO(port->membase)));
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t serial_lpc32xx_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mcf.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mcf.c
index b1cd9a76dd93..3239babe12a4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mcf.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mcf.c
@@ -327,34 +327,16 @@ static void mcf_rx_chars(struct mcf_uart *pp)
 static void mcf_tx_chars(struct mcf_uart *pp)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &pp->port;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-
-	if (port->x_char) {
-		/* Send special char - probably flow control */
-		writeb(port->x_char, port->membase + MCFUART_UTB);
-		port->x_char = 0;
-		port->icount.tx++;
-		return;
-	}
-
-	while (readb(port->membase + MCFUART_USR) & MCFUART_USR_TXREADY) {
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-			break;
-		writeb(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], port->membase + MCFUART_UTB);
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE -1);
-		port->icount.tx++;
-	}
+	bool pending;
+	u8 ch;
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
-		uart_write_wakeup(port);
+	pending = uart_port_tx(port, ch,
+		readb(port->membase + MCFUART_USR) & MCFUART_USR_TXREADY,
+		writeb(ch, port->membase + MCFUART_UTB));
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
-		mcf_stop_tx(port);
-		/* Disable TX to negate RTS automatically */
-		if (port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED)
-			writeb(MCFUART_UCR_TXDISABLE,
-				port->membase + MCFUART_UCR);
-	}
+	/* Disable TX to negate RTS automatically */
+	if (!pending && (port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED))
+		writeb(MCFUART_UCR_TXDISABLE, port->membase + MCFUART_UCR);
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c
index 73362d4bc45d..384ca195e3d5 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c
@@ -1428,42 +1428,11 @@ mpc52xx_uart_int_rx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 static inline bool
 mpc52xx_uart_int_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-
-	/* Process out of band chars */
-	if (port->x_char) {
-		psc_ops->write_char(port, port->x_char);
-		port->icount.tx++;
-		port->x_char = 0;
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	/* Nothing to do ? */
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
-		mpc52xx_uart_stop_tx(port);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	/* Send chars */
-	while (psc_ops->raw_tx_rdy(port)) {
-		psc_ops->write_char(port, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		port->icount.tx++;
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-			break;
-	}
-
-	/* Wake up */
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
-		uart_write_wakeup(port);
-
-	/* Maybe we're done after all */
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
-		mpc52xx_uart_stop_tx(port);
-		return false;
-	}
+	u8 ch;
 
-	return true;
+	return uart_port_tx(port, ch,
+		psc_ops->raw_tx_rdy(port),
+		psc_ops->write_char(port, ch));
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mps2-uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mps2-uart.c
index 2e3e6cf16817..860d161fa594 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mps2-uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mps2-uart.c
@@ -129,29 +129,11 @@ static void mps2_uart_stop_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static void mps2_uart_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-
-	while (!(mps2_uart_read8(port, UARTn_STATE) & UARTn_STATE_TX_FULL)) {
-		if (port->x_char) {
-			mps2_uart_write8(port, port->x_char, UARTn_DATA);
-			port->x_char = 0;
-			port->icount.tx++;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port))
-			break;
-
-		mps2_uart_write8(port, xmit->buf[xmit->tail], UARTn_DATA);
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) % UART_XMIT_SIZE;
-		port->icount.tx++;
-	}
-
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
-		uart_write_wakeup(port);
+	u8 ch;
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-		mps2_uart_stop_tx(port);
+	uart_port_tx(port, ch,
+		mps2_uart_tx_empty(port),
+		mps2_uart_write8(port, ch, UARTn_DATA));
 }
 
 static void mps2_uart_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
index d21a4f3ef2fe..ef6e7bb6105c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@ static int mxs_auart_dma_tx(struct mxs_auart_port *s, int size)
 static void mxs_auart_tx_chars(struct mxs_auart_port *s)
 {
 	struct circ_buf *xmit = &s->port.state->xmit;
+	bool pending;
+	u8 ch;
 
 	if (auart_dma_enabled(s)) {
 		u32 i = 0;
@@ -603,31 +605,13 @@ static void mxs_auart_tx_chars(struct mxs_auart_port *s)
 		return;
 	}
 
-
-	while (!(mxs_read(s, REG_STAT) & AUART_STAT_TXFF)) {
-		if (s->port.x_char) {
-			s->port.icount.tx++;
-			mxs_write(s->port.x_char, s, REG_DATA);
-			s->port.x_char = 0;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !uart_tx_stopped(&s->port)) {
-			s->port.icount.tx++;
-			mxs_write(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], s, REG_DATA);
-			xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		} else
-			break;
-	}
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
-		uart_write_wakeup(&s->port);
-
-	if (uart_circ_empty(&(s->port.state->xmit)))
-		mxs_clr(AUART_INTR_TXIEN, s, REG_INTR);
-	else
+	pending = uart_port_tx(&s->port, ch,
+		!(mxs_read(s, REG_STAT) & AUART_STAT_TXFF),
+		mxs_write(ch, s, REG_DATA));
+	if (pending)
 		mxs_set(AUART_INTR_TXIEN, s, REG_INTR);
-
-	if (uart_tx_stopped(&s->port))
-		mxs_auart_stop_tx(&s->port);
+	else
+		mxs_clr(AUART_INTR_TXIEN, s, REG_INTR);
 }
 
 static void mxs_auart_rx_char(struct mxs_auart_port *s)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/owl-uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/owl-uart.c
index fde39cc1145d..e99970a9437f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/owl-uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/owl-uart.c
@@ -181,35 +181,11 @@ static void owl_uart_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static void owl_uart_send_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-	unsigned int ch;
-
-	if (port->x_char) {
-		while (!(owl_uart_read(port, OWL_UART_STAT) & OWL_UART_STAT_TFFU))
-			cpu_relax();
-		owl_uart_write(port, port->x_char, OWL_UART_TXDAT);
-		port->icount.tx++;
-		port->x_char = 0;
-	}
-
-	if (uart_tx_stopped(port))
-		return;
-
-	while (!(owl_uart_read(port, OWL_UART_STAT) & OWL_UART_STAT_TFFU)) {
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-			break;
+	u8 ch;
 
-		ch = xmit->buf[xmit->tail];
-		owl_uart_write(port, ch, OWL_UART_TXDAT);
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		port->icount.tx++;
-	}
-
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
-		uart_write_wakeup(port);
-
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-		owl_uart_stop_tx(port);
+	uart_port_tx(port, ch,
+		!(owl_uart_read(port, OWL_UART_STAT) & OWL_UART_STAT_TFFU),
+		owl_uart_write(port, ch, OWL_UART_TXDAT));
 }
 
 static void owl_uart_receive_chars(struct uart_port *port)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sa1100.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sa1100.c
index dd9e3253cab4..55107bbc00ce 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sa1100.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sa1100.c
@@ -228,14 +228,7 @@ sa1100_rx_chars(struct sa1100_port *sport)
 
 static void sa1100_tx_chars(struct sa1100_port *sport)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->port.state->xmit;
-
-	if (sport->port.x_char) {
-		UART_PUT_CHAR(sport, sport->port.x_char);
-		sport->port.icount.tx++;
-		sport->port.x_char = 0;
-		return;
-	}
+	u8 ch;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check the modem control lines before
@@ -243,28 +236,9 @@ static void sa1100_tx_chars(struct sa1100_port *sport)
 	 */
 	sa1100_mctrl_check(sport);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(&sport->port)) {
-		sa1100_stop_tx(&sport->port);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Tried using FIFO (not checking TNF) for fifo fill:
-	 * still had the '4 bytes repeated' problem.
-	 */
-	while (UART_GET_UTSR1(sport) & UTSR1_TNF) {
-		UART_PUT_CHAR(sport, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		sport->port.icount.tx++;
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-			break;
-	}
-
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
-		uart_write_wakeup(&sport->port);
-
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-		sa1100_stop_tx(&sport->port);
+	uart_port_tx(&sport->port, ch,
+			UART_GET_UTSR1(sport) & UTSR1_TNF,
+			UART_PUT_CHAR(sport, ch));
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t sa1100_int(int irq, void *dev_id)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c
index 10fbdb09965f..deedb6513160 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c
@@ -196,33 +196,11 @@ static unsigned int vt8500_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static void handle_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	u8 ch;
 
-	if (port->x_char) {
-		writeb(port->x_char, port->membase + VT8500_TXFIFO);
-		port->icount.tx++;
-		port->x_char = 0;
-	}
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
-		vt8500_stop_tx(port);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	while (vt8500_tx_empty(port)) {
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-			break;
-
-		writeb(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], port->membase + VT8500_TXFIFO);
-
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		port->icount.tx++;
-	}
-
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
-		uart_write_wakeup(port);
-
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-		vt8500_stop_tx(port);
+	uart_port_tx(port, ch,
+		vt8500_tx_empty(port),
+		writeb(ch, port->membase + VT8500_TXFIFO));
 }
 
 static void vt8500_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
