diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
index 3e11fc06a932..a26367e9fb19 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
@@ -807,14 +807,14 @@ static int hci_uart_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
  * We don't provide read/write/poll interface for user space.
  */
 static ssize_t hci_uart_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-				 unsigned char *buf, size_t nr,
-				 void **cookie, unsigned long offset)
+				 u8 *buf, size_t nr, void **cookie,
+				 unsigned long offset)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static ssize_t hci_uart_tty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-				  const unsigned char *data, size_t count)
+				  const u8 *data, size_t count)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serport.c b/drivers/input/serio/serport.c
index 5ce8d9f10f3e..1db3f30011c4 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serport.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serport.c
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ static void serport_ldisc_receive(struct tty_struct *tty, const u8 *cp,
  */
 
 static ssize_t serport_ldisc_read(struct tty_struct * tty, struct file * file,
-				  unsigned char *kbuf, size_t nr,
-				  void **cookie, unsigned long offset)
+				  u8 *kbuf, size_t nr, void **cookie,
+				  unsigned long offset)
 {
 	struct serport *serport = tty->disc_data;
 	struct serio *serio;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c
index cfd5cb609d99..fbaaa8c102a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c
@@ -257,9 +257,8 @@ static void ppp_asynctty_hangup(struct tty_struct *tty)
  * Pppd reads and writes packets via /dev/ppp instead.
  */
 static ssize_t
-ppp_asynctty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-		  unsigned char *buf, size_t count,
-		  void **cookie, unsigned long offset)
+ppp_asynctty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file, u8 *buf,
+		  size_t count, void **cookie, unsigned long offset)
 {
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
@@ -269,8 +268,8 @@ ppp_asynctty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
  * from the ppp generic stuff.
  */
 static ssize_t
-ppp_asynctty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-		   const unsigned char *buf, size_t count)
+ppp_asynctty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file, const u8 *buf,
+		   size_t count)
 {
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c
index 164c9053f73b..ebcdffdf4f0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c
@@ -255,8 +255,7 @@ static void ppp_sync_hangup(struct tty_struct *tty)
  * Pppd reads and writes packets via /dev/ppp instead.
  */
 static ssize_t
-ppp_sync_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-	      unsigned char *buf, size_t count,
+ppp_sync_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file, u8 *buf, size_t count,
 	      void **cookie, unsigned long offset)
 {
 	return -EAGAIN;
@@ -267,8 +266,8 @@ ppp_sync_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
  * from the ppp generic stuff.
  */
 static ssize_t
-ppp_sync_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-		const unsigned char *buf, size_t count)
+ppp_sync_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file, const u8 *buf,
+	       size_t count)
 {
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index 3e5cc30941a7..42759500b79e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -3638,9 +3638,8 @@ static void gsmld_write_wakeup(struct tty_struct *tty)
  *	This code must be sure never to sleep through a hangup.
  */
 
-static ssize_t gsmld_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			  unsigned char *buf, size_t nr,
-			  void **cookie, unsigned long offset)
+static ssize_t gsmld_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file, u8 *buf,
+			  size_t nr, void **cookie, unsigned long offset)
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
@@ -3660,7 +3659,7 @@ static ssize_t gsmld_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
  */
 
 static ssize_t gsmld_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			   const unsigned char *buf, size_t nr)
+			   const u8 *buf, size_t nr)
 {
 	struct gsm_mux *gsm = tty->disc_data;
 	unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
index 9be0932d07e0..a670419efe79 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
@@ -425,8 +425,8 @@ static void n_hdlc_tty_receive(struct tty_struct *tty, const u8 *data,
  * Returns the number of bytes returned or error code.
  */
 static ssize_t n_hdlc_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			   __u8 *kbuf, size_t nr,
-			   void **cookie, unsigned long offset)
+			       u8 *kbuf, size_t nr, void **cookie,
+			       unsigned long offset)
 {
 	struct n_hdlc *n_hdlc = tty->disc_data;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ static ssize_t n_hdlc_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
  * Returns the number of bytes written (or error code).
  */
 static ssize_t n_hdlc_tty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			    const unsigned char *data, size_t count)
+				const u8 *data, size_t count)
 {
 	struct n_hdlc *n_hdlc = tty->disc_data;
 	int error = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_null.c b/drivers/tty/n_null.c
index 4a0d8bb2fb4c..5a429d923eb3 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_null.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_null.c
@@ -10,15 +10,14 @@
  *  Copyright (C) Intel 2017
  */
 
-static ssize_t n_null_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			   unsigned char *buf, size_t nr,
-			   void **cookie, unsigned long offset)
+static ssize_t n_null_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file, u8 *buf,
+			   size_t nr, void **cookie, unsigned long offset)
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
 static ssize_t n_null_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			    const unsigned char *buf, size_t nr)
+			    const u8 *buf, size_t nr)
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index 1053b2adb04c..f44f38bb412e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -2128,12 +2128,11 @@ static int job_control(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
  *	claims non-exclusive termios_rwsem;
  *	publishes read_tail
  */
-static ssize_t n_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			  unsigned char *kbuf, size_t nr,
-			  void **cookie, unsigned long offset)
+static ssize_t n_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file, u8 *kbuf,
+			  size_t nr, void **cookie, unsigned long offset)
 {
 	struct n_tty_data *ldata = tty->disc_data;
-	unsigned char *kb = kbuf;
+	u8 *kb = kbuf;
 	DEFINE_WAIT_FUNC(wait, woken_wake_function);
 	int c;
 	int minimum, time;
@@ -2332,9 +2331,9 @@ static ssize_t n_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
  */
 
 static ssize_t n_tty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			   const unsigned char *buf, size_t nr)
+			   const u8 *buf, size_t nr)
 {
-	const unsigned char *b = buf;
+	const u8 *b = buf;
 	DEFINE_WAIT_FUNC(wait, woken_wake_function);
 	int c;
 	ssize_t retval = 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h b/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
index a661d7df5497..af01e89074b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ int ldsem_down_write_nested(struct ld_semaphore *sem, int subclass,
  *
  *	Optional.
  *
- * @read: [TTY] ``ssize_t ()(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
- *		unsigned char *buf, size_t nr)``
+ * @read: [TTY] ``ssize_t ()(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file, u8 *buf,
+ *		size_t nr)``
  *
  *	This function is called when the user requests to read from the @tty.
  *	The line discipline will return whatever characters it has buffered up
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ int ldsem_down_write_nested(struct ld_semaphore *sem, int subclass,
  *	Optional: %EIO unless provided. Can sleep.
  *
  * @write: [TTY] ``ssize_t ()(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
- *		const unsigned char *buf, size_t nr)``
+ *		 const u8 *buf, size_t nr)``
  *
  *	This function is called when the user requests to write to the @tty.
  *	The line discipline will deliver the characters to the low-level tty
@@ -238,11 +238,10 @@ struct tty_ldisc_ops {
 	int	(*open)(struct tty_struct *tty);
 	void	(*close)(struct tty_struct *tty);
 	void	(*flush_buffer)(struct tty_struct *tty);
-	ssize_t	(*read)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			unsigned char *buf, size_t nr,
-			void **cookie, unsigned long offset);
+	ssize_t	(*read)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file, u8 *buf,
+			size_t nr, void **cookie, unsigned long offset);
 	ssize_t	(*write)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			 const unsigned char *buf, size_t nr);
+			 const u8 *buf, size_t nr);
 	int	(*ioctl)(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
 			unsigned long arg);
 	int	(*compat_ioctl)(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/uart.c b/net/nfc/nci/uart.c
index 93775c540287..ed1508a9e093 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/uart.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/uart.c
@@ -345,14 +345,14 @@ static int nci_uart_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
 
 /* We don't provide read/write/poll interface for user space. */
 static ssize_t nci_uart_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-				 unsigned char *buf, size_t nr,
-				 void **cookie, unsigned long offset)
+				 u8 *buf, size_t nr, void **cookie,
+				 unsigned long offset)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static ssize_t nci_uart_tty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-				  const unsigned char *data, size_t count)
+				  const u8 *data, size_t count)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
