diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
index 5daa38d9c64e..de270863eb5e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
@@ -413,20 +413,18 @@ static int stop_tx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 static int brcmuart_tx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 {
 	struct brcmuart_priv *priv = p->port.private_data;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &p->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &p->port.state->port;
 	u32 tx_size;
 
 	if (uart_tx_stopped(&p->port) || priv->tx_running ||
-		uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+		kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		return 0;
 	}
-	tx_size = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 
 	priv->dma.tx_err = 0;
-	memcpy(priv->tx_buf, &xmit->buf[xmit->tail], tx_size);
-	uart_xmit_advance(&p->port, tx_size);
+	tx_size = uart_fifo_out(&p->port, priv->tx_buf, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&p->port);
 
 	udma_writel(priv, REGS_DMA_TX, UDMA_TX_TRANSFER_LEN, tx_size);
@@ -540,7 +538,7 @@ static void brcmuart_tx_isr(struct uart_port *up, u32 isr)
 	struct brcmuart_priv *priv = up->private_data;
 	struct device *dev = up->dev;
 	struct uart_8250_port *port_8250 = up_to_u8250p(up);
-	struct circ_buf	*xmit = &port_8250->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port_8250->port.state->port;
 
 	if (isr & UDMA_INTR_TX_ABORT) {
 		if (priv->tx_running)
@@ -548,7 +546,7 @@ static void brcmuart_tx_isr(struct uart_port *up, u32 isr)
 		return;
 	}
 	priv->tx_running = false;
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !uart_tx_stopped(up))
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) && !uart_tx_stopped(up))
 		brcmuart_tx_dma(port_8250);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
index b62ad9006780..3a1936b7f05f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ static void serial8250_backup_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 	 */
 	lsr = serial_lsr_in(up);
 	if ((iir & UART_IIR_NO_INT) && (up->ier & UART_IER_THRI) &&
-	    (!uart_circ_empty(&up->port.state->xmit) || up->port.x_char) &&
+	    (!kfifo_is_empty(&up->port.state->port.xmit_fifo) ||
+	     up->port.x_char) &&
 	    (lsr & UART_LSR_THRE)) {
 		iir &= ~(UART_IIR_ID | UART_IIR_NO_INT);
 		iir |= UART_IIR_THRI;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dma.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dma.c
index 8b2c3f478b17..8a353e3cc3dd 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dma.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static void __dma_tx_complete(void *param)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_port	*p = param;
 	struct uart_8250_dma	*dma = p->dma;
-	struct circ_buf		*xmit = &p->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port		*tport = &p->port.state->port;
 	unsigned long	flags;
 	int		ret;
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static void __dma_tx_complete(void *param)
 
 	uart_xmit_advance(&p->port, dma->tx_size);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&p->port);
 
 	ret = serial8250_tx_dma(p);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void dma_rx_complete(void *param)
 int serial8250_tx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_dma		*dma = p->dma;
-	struct circ_buf			*xmit = &p->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port			*tport = &p->port.state->port;
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor	*desc;
 	struct uart_port		*up = &p->port;
 	struct scatterlist sg;
@@ -103,18 +103,23 @@ int serial8250_tx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 		uart_xchar_out(up, UART_TX);
 	}
 
-	if (uart_tx_stopped(&p->port) || uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (uart_tx_stopped(&p->port) || kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		/* We have been called from __dma_tx_complete() */
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	dma->tx_size = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
-
 	serial8250_do_prepare_tx_dma(p);
 
 	sg_init_table(&sg, 1);
-	sg_dma_address(&sg) = dma->tx_addr + xmit->tail;
-	sg_dma_len(&sg) = dma->tx_size;
+	/* kfifo can do more than one sg, we don't (quite yet) */
+	ret = kfifo_dma_out_prepare_mapped(&tport->xmit_fifo, &sg, 1,
+					   UART_XMIT_SIZE, dma->tx_addr);
+
+	/* we already checked empty fifo above, so there should be something */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ret != 1))
+		return 0;
+
+	dma->tx_size = sg_dma_len(&sg);
 
 	desc = dmaengine_prep_slave_sg(dma->txchan, &sg, 1,
 				       DMA_MEM_TO_DEV,
@@ -257,7 +262,7 @@ int serial8250_request_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 
 	/* TX buffer */
 	dma->tx_addr = dma_map_single(dma->txchan->device->dev,
-					p->port.state->xmit.buf,
+					p->port.state->port.xmit_buf,
 					UART_XMIT_SIZE,
 					DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	if (dma_mapping_error(dma->txchan->device->dev, dma->tx_addr)) {
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.c
index 0440df7de1ed..f89dabfc0f97 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static void exar_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	bool tx_complete = false;
 	struct uart_8250_port *up = up_to_u8250p(port);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	int i = 0;
 	u16 lsr;
 
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ static void exar_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
 		else
 			tx_complete = false;
 		usleep_range(1000, 1100);
-	} while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !tx_complete && i++ < 1000);
+	} while (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) &&
+			!tx_complete && i++ < 1000);
 
 	serial8250_do_shutdown(port);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c
index 9ff6bbe9c086..c365a349421a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_mtk.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static int mtk8250_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	if (up->dma) {
 		data->rx_status = DMA_RX_START;
-		uart_circ_clear(&port->state->xmit);
+		kfifo_reset(&port->state->port.xmit_fifo);
 	}
 #endif
 	memset(&port->icount, 0, sizeof(port->icount));
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
index 879e77b30701..c07d924d5add 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ static void omap_8250_dma_tx_complete(void *param)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_port	*p = param;
 	struct uart_8250_dma	*dma = p->dma;
-	struct circ_buf		*xmit = &p->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port		*tport = &p->port.state->port;
 	unsigned long		flags;
 	bool			en_thri = false;
 	struct omap8250_priv	*priv = p->port.private_data;
@@ -1113,10 +1113,10 @@ static void omap_8250_dma_tx_complete(void *param)
 		omap8250_restore_regs(p);
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&p->port);
 
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !uart_tx_stopped(&p->port)) {
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) && !uart_tx_stopped(&p->port)) {
 		int ret;
 
 		ret = omap_8250_tx_dma(p);
@@ -1138,15 +1138,15 @@ static int omap_8250_tx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_dma		*dma = p->dma;
 	struct omap8250_priv		*priv = p->port.private_data;
-	struct circ_buf			*xmit = &p->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port			*tport = &p->port.state->port;
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor	*desc;
 	struct scatterlist sg;
-	unsigned int	skip_byte = 0;
+	int skip_byte = -1;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (dma->tx_running)
 		return 0;
-	if (uart_tx_stopped(&p->port) || uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (uart_tx_stopped(&p->port) || kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 
 		/*
 		 * Even if no data, we need to return an error for the two cases
@@ -1161,8 +1161,18 @@ static int omap_8250_tx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	dma->tx_size = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
+	sg_init_table(&sg, 1);
+	ret = kfifo_dma_out_prepare_mapped(&tport->xmit_fifo, &sg, 1,
+					   UART_XMIT_SIZE, dma->tx_addr);
+	if (ret != 1) {
+		serial8250_clear_THRI(p);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	dma->tx_size = sg_dma_len(&sg);
+
 	if (priv->habit & OMAP_DMA_TX_KICK) {
+		unsigned char c;
 		u8 tx_lvl;
 
 		/*
@@ -1189,13 +1199,16 @@ static int omap_8250_tx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto err;
 		}
-		skip_byte = 1;
+		if (!kfifo_get(&tport->xmit_fifo, &c)) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto err;
+		}
+		skip_byte = c;
+		/* now we need to recompute due to kfifo_get */
+		kfifo_dma_out_prepare_mapped(&tport->xmit_fifo, &sg, 1,
+				UART_XMIT_SIZE, dma->tx_addr);
 	}
 
-	sg_init_table(&sg, 1);
-	sg_dma_address(&sg) = dma->tx_addr + xmit->tail + skip_byte;
-	sg_dma_len(&sg) = dma->tx_size - skip_byte;
-
 	desc = dmaengine_prep_slave_sg(dma->txchan, &sg, 1, DMA_MEM_TO_DEV,
 			DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 	if (!desc) {
@@ -1218,11 +1231,13 @@ static int omap_8250_tx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 		dma->tx_err = 0;
 
 	serial8250_clear_THRI(p);
-	if (skip_byte)
-		serial_out(p, UART_TX, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
-	return 0;
+	ret = 0;
+	goto out_skip;
 err:
 	dma->tx_err = 1;
+out_skip:
+	if (skip_byte >= 0)
+		serial_out(p, UART_TX, skip_byte);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1311,7 +1326,7 @@ static int omap_8250_dma_handle_irq(struct uart_port *port)
 	serial8250_modem_status(up);
 	if (status & UART_LSR_THRE && up->dma->tx_err) {
 		if (uart_tx_stopped(&up->port) ||
-		    uart_circ_empty(&up->port.state->xmit)) {
+		    kfifo_is_empty(&up->port.state->port.xmit_fifo)) {
 			up->dma->tx_err = 0;
 			serial8250_tx_chars(up);
 		} else  {
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci1xxxx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci1xxxx.c
index 2fbb5851f788..d3930bf32fe4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci1xxxx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci1xxxx.c
@@ -382,10 +382,10 @@ static void pci1xxxx_rx_burst(struct uart_port *port, u32 uart_status)
 }
 
 static void pci1xxxx_process_write_data(struct uart_port *port,
-					struct circ_buf *xmit,
 					int *data_empty_count,
 					u32 *valid_byte_count)
 {
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	u32 valid_burst_count = *valid_byte_count / UART_BURST_SIZE;
 
 	/*
@@ -395,41 +395,36 @@ static void pci1xxxx_process_write_data(struct uart_port *port,
 	 * one byte at a time.
 	 */
 	while (valid_burst_count) {
+		u32 c;
+
 		if (*data_empty_count - UART_BURST_SIZE < 0)
 			break;
-		if (xmit->tail > (UART_XMIT_SIZE - UART_BURST_SIZE))
+		if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < UART_BURST_SIZE)
+			break;
+		if (WARN_ON(kfifo_out(&tport->xmit_fifo, (u8 *)&c, sizeof(c)) !=
+		    sizeof(c)))
 			break;
-		writel(*(unsigned int *)&xmit->buf[xmit->tail],
-		       port->membase + UART_TX_BURST_FIFO);
+		writel(c, port->membase + UART_TX_BURST_FIFO);
 		*valid_byte_count -= UART_BURST_SIZE;
 		*data_empty_count -= UART_BURST_SIZE;
 		valid_burst_count -= UART_BYTE_SIZE;
-
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + UART_BURST_SIZE) &
-			     (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
 	}
 
 	while (*valid_byte_count) {
-		if (*data_empty_count - UART_BYTE_SIZE < 0)
+		u8 c;
+
+		if (!kfifo_get(&tport->xmit_fifo, &c))
 			break;
-		writeb(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], port->membase +
-		       UART_TX_BYTE_FIFO);
+		writeb(c, port->membase + UART_TX_BYTE_FIFO);
 		*data_empty_count -= UART_BYTE_SIZE;
 		*valid_byte_count -= UART_BYTE_SIZE;
 
-		/*
-		 * When the tail of the circular buffer is reached, the next
-		 * byte is transferred to the beginning of the buffer.
-		 */
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + UART_BYTE_SIZE) &
-			     (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-
 		/*
 		 * If there are any pending burst count, data is handled by
 		 * transmitting DWORDs at a time.
 		 */
-		if (valid_burst_count && (xmit->tail <
-		   (UART_XMIT_SIZE - UART_BURST_SIZE)))
+		if (valid_burst_count &&
+		    kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) >= UART_BURST_SIZE)
 			break;
 	}
 }
@@ -437,11 +432,9 @@ static void pci1xxxx_process_write_data(struct uart_port *port,
 static void pci1xxxx_tx_burst(struct uart_port *port, u32 uart_status)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_port *up = up_to_u8250p(port);
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	u32 valid_byte_count;
 	int data_empty_count;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit;
-
-	xmit = &port->state->xmit;
 
 	if (port->x_char) {
 		writeb(port->x_char, port->membase + UART_TX);
@@ -450,25 +443,25 @@ static void pci1xxxx_tx_burst(struct uart_port *port, u32 uart_status)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if ((uart_tx_stopped(port)) || (uart_circ_empty(xmit))) {
+	if ((uart_tx_stopped(port)) || kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		port->ops->stop_tx(port);
 	} else {
 		data_empty_count = (pci1xxxx_read_burst_status(port) &
 				    UART_BST_STAT_TX_COUNT_MASK) >> 8;
 		do {
-			valid_byte_count = uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit);
+			valid_byte_count = kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo);
 
-			pci1xxxx_process_write_data(port, xmit,
+			pci1xxxx_process_write_data(port,
 						    &data_empty_count,
 						    &valid_byte_count);
 
 			port->icount.tx++;
-			if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+			if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 				break;
 		} while (data_empty_count && valid_byte_count);
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
 	 /*
@@ -476,7 +469,8 @@ static void pci1xxxx_tx_burst(struct uart_port *port, u32 uart_status)
 	  * the HW can go idle. So we get here once again with empty FIFO and
 	  * disable the interrupt and RPM in __stop_tx()
 	  */
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !(up->capabilities & UART_CAP_RPM))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) &&
+	    !(up->capabilities & UART_CAP_RPM))
 		port->ops->stop_tx(port);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index fc9dd5d45295..0c19451d0332 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ static void serial8250_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 	/* Port locked to synchronize UART_IER access against the console. */
 	lockdep_assert_held_once(&port->lock);
 
-	if (!port->x_char && uart_circ_empty(&port->state->xmit))
+	if (!port->x_char && kfifo_is_empty(&port->state->port.xmit_fifo))
 		return;
 
 	serial8250_rpm_get_tx(up);
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(serial8250_rx_chars);
 void serial8250_tx_chars(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &up->port;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	int count;
 
 	if (port->x_char) {
@@ -1789,14 +1789,19 @@ void serial8250_tx_chars(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 		serial8250_stop_tx(port);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		__stop_tx(up);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	count = up->tx_loadsz;
 	do {
-		serial_out(up, UART_TX, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
+		unsigned char c;
+
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(port, &c))
+			break;
+
+		serial_out(up, UART_TX, c);
 		if (up->bugs & UART_BUG_TXRACE) {
 			/*
 			 * The Aspeed BMC virtual UARTs have a bug where data
@@ -1809,9 +1814,7 @@ void serial8250_tx_chars(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 			 */
 			serial_in(up, UART_SCR);
 		}
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-			break;
+
 		if ((up->capabilities & UART_CAP_HFIFO) &&
 		    !uart_lsr_tx_empty(serial_in(up, UART_LSR)))
 			break;
@@ -1821,7 +1824,7 @@ void serial8250_tx_chars(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 			break;
 	} while (--count > 0);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
 	/*
@@ -1829,7 +1832,8 @@ void serial8250_tx_chars(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 	 * HW can go idle. So we get here once again with empty FIFO and disable
 	 * the interrupt and RPM in __stop_tx()
 	 */
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !(up->capabilities & UART_CAP_RPM))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) &&
+	    !(up->capabilities & UART_CAP_RPM))
 		__stop_tx(up);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(serial8250_tx_chars);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index 2fa3fb30dc6c..51b202eb8296 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ static void pl011_start_tx_pio(struct uart_amba_port *uap);
 static void pl011_dma_tx_callback(void *data)
 {
 	struct uart_amba_port *uap = data;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &uap->port.state->port;
 	struct pl011_dmatx_data *dmatx = &uap->dmatx;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u16 dmacr;
@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ static void pl011_dma_tx_callback(void *data)
 	 * get further refills (hence we check dmacr).
 	 */
 	if (!(dmacr & UART011_TXDMAE) || uart_tx_stopped(&uap->port) ||
-	    uart_circ_empty(&uap->port.state->xmit)) {
+	    kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		uap->dmatx.queued = false;
 		uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&uap->port, flags);
 		return;
@@ -588,7 +589,7 @@ static int pl011_dma_tx_refill(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
 	struct dma_chan *chan = dmatx->chan;
 	struct dma_device *dma_dev = chan->device;
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &uap->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &uap->port.state->port;
 	unsigned int count;
 
 	/*
@@ -597,7 +598,7 @@ static int pl011_dma_tx_refill(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
 	 * the standard interrupt handling.  This ensures that we
 	 * issue a uart_write_wakeup() at the appropriate time.
 	 */
-	count = uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit);
+	count = kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo);
 	if (count < (uap->fifosize >> 1)) {
 		uap->dmatx.queued = false;
 		return 0;
@@ -613,21 +614,7 @@ static int pl011_dma_tx_refill(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
 	if (count > PL011_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE)
 		count = PL011_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE;
 
-	if (xmit->tail < xmit->head) {
-		memcpy(&dmatx->buf[0], &xmit->buf[xmit->tail], count);
-	} else {
-		size_t first = UART_XMIT_SIZE - xmit->tail;
-		size_t second;
-
-		if (first > count)
-			first = count;
-		second = count - first;
-
-		memcpy(&dmatx->buf[0], &xmit->buf[xmit->tail], first);
-		if (second)
-			memcpy(&dmatx->buf[first], &xmit->buf[0], second);
-	}
-
+	count = kfifo_out_peek(&tport->xmit_fifo, dmatx->buf, count);
 	dmatx->len = count;
 	dmatx->dma = dma_map_single(dma_dev->dev, dmatx->buf, count,
 				    DMA_TO_DEVICE);
@@ -670,7 +657,7 @@ static int pl011_dma_tx_refill(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
 	 */
 	uart_xmit_advance(&uap->port, count);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&uap->port);
 
 	return 1;
@@ -1454,7 +1441,7 @@ static bool pl011_tx_char(struct uart_amba_port *uap, unsigned char c,
 /* Returns true if tx interrupts have to be (kept) enabled  */
 static bool pl011_tx_chars(struct uart_amba_port *uap, bool from_irq)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &uap->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &uap->port.state->port;
 	int count = uap->fifosize >> 1;
 
 	if (uap->port.x_char) {
@@ -1463,7 +1450,7 @@ static bool pl011_tx_chars(struct uart_amba_port *uap, bool from_irq)
 		uap->port.x_char = 0;
 		--count;
 	}
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(&uap->port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(&uap->port)) {
 		pl011_stop_tx(&uap->port);
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -1472,20 +1459,25 @@ static bool pl011_tx_chars(struct uart_amba_port *uap, bool from_irq)
 	if (pl011_dma_tx_irq(uap))
 		return true;
 
-	do {
+	while (1) {
+		unsigned char c;
+
 		if (likely(from_irq) && count-- == 0)
 			break;
 
-		if (!pl011_tx_char(uap, xmit->buf[xmit->tail], from_irq))
+		if (!kfifo_peek(&tport->xmit_fifo, &c))
+			break;
+
+		if (!pl011_tx_char(uap, c, from_irq))
 			break;
 
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-	} while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit));
+		kfifo_skip(&tport->xmit_fifo);
+	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&uap->port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		pl011_stop_tx(&uap->port);
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/ar933x_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/ar933x_uart.c
index 7790cbc57391..f2836ecc5c19 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/ar933x_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/ar933x_uart.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static void ar933x_uart_rx_chars(struct ar933x_uart_port *up)
 
 static void ar933x_uart_tx_chars(struct ar933x_uart_port *up)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &up->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &up->port.state->port;
 	struct serial_rs485 *rs485conf = &up->port.rs485;
 	int count;
 	bool half_duplex_send = false;
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static void ar933x_uart_tx_chars(struct ar933x_uart_port *up)
 		return;
 
 	if ((rs485conf->flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) &&
-	    (up->port.x_char || !uart_circ_empty(xmit))) {
+	    (up->port.x_char || !kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))) {
 		ar933x_uart_stop_rx_interrupt(up);
 		gpiod_set_value(up->rts_gpiod, !!(rs485conf->flags & SER_RS485_RTS_ON_SEND));
 		half_duplex_send = true;
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ static void ar933x_uart_tx_chars(struct ar933x_uart_port *up)
 	count = up->port.fifosize;
 	do {
 		unsigned int rdata;
+		unsigned char c;
 
 		rdata = ar933x_uart_read(up, AR933X_UART_DATA_REG);
 		if ((rdata & AR933X_UART_DATA_TX_CSR) == 0)
@@ -420,18 +421,16 @@ static void ar933x_uart_tx_chars(struct ar933x_uart_port *up)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(&up->port, &c))
 			break;
 
-		ar933x_uart_putc(up, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
-
-		uart_xmit_advance(&up->port, 1);
+		ar933x_uart_putc(up, c);
 	} while (--count > 0);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&up->port);
 
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		ar933x_uart_start_tx_interrupt(up);
 	} else if (half_duplex_send) {
 		ar933x_uart_wait_tx_complete(up);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/arc_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/arc_uart.c
index 1aa5b2b49c26..5c4895d154c0 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/arc_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/arc_uart.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static unsigned int arc_serial_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
  */
 static void arc_serial_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	int sent = 0;
 	unsigned char ch;
 
@@ -164,9 +164,7 @@ static void arc_serial_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 		port->icount.tx++;
 		port->x_char = 0;
 		sent = 1;
-	} else if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
-		ch = xmit->buf[xmit->tail];
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
+	} else if (uart_fifo_get(port, &ch)) {
 		while (!(UART_GET_STATUS(port) & TXEMPTY))
 			cpu_relax();
 		UART_SET_DATA(port, ch);
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@ static void arc_serial_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 	 * If num chars in xmit buffer are too few, ask tty layer for more.
 	 * By Hard ISR to schedule processing in software interrupt part
 	 */
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
 	if (sent)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
index 85667f709515..5bb5e4303754 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ static void atmel_complete_tx_dma(void *arg)
 {
 	struct atmel_uart_port *atmel_port = arg;
 	struct uart_port *port = &atmel_port->uart;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	struct dma_chan *chan = atmel_port->chan_tx;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -873,15 +873,15 @@ static void atmel_complete_tx_dma(void *arg)
 	atmel_port->desc_tx = NULL;
 	spin_unlock(&atmel_port->lock_tx);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
 	/*
-	 * xmit is a circular buffer so, if we have just send data from
-	 * xmit->tail to the end of xmit->buf, now we have to transmit the
-	 * remaining data from the beginning of xmit->buf to xmit->head.
+	 * xmit is a circular buffer so, if we have just send data from the
+	 * tail to the end, now we have to transmit the remaining data from the
+	 * beginning to the head.
 	 */
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		atmel_tasklet_schedule(atmel_port, &atmel_port->tasklet_tx);
 	else if (atmel_uart_is_half_duplex(port)) {
 		/*
@@ -919,18 +919,18 @@ static void atmel_release_tx_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 static void atmel_tx_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct atmel_uart_port *atmel_port = to_atmel_uart_port(port);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	struct dma_chan *chan = atmel_port->chan_tx;
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc;
 	struct scatterlist sgl[2], *sg, *sg_tx = &atmel_port->sg_tx;
-	unsigned int tx_len, part1_len, part2_len, sg_len;
+	unsigned int tx_len, tail, part1_len, part2_len, sg_len;
 	dma_addr_t phys_addr;
 
 	/* Make sure we have an idle channel */
 	if (atmel_port->desc_tx != NULL)
 		return;
 
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) && !uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
 		/*
 		 * DMA is idle now.
 		 * Port xmit buffer is already mapped,
@@ -940,9 +940,8 @@ static void atmel_tx_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 		 * Take the port lock to get a
 		 * consistent xmit buffer state.
 		 */
-		tx_len = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head,
-					 xmit->tail,
-					 UART_XMIT_SIZE);
+		tx_len = kfifo_out_linear(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail,
+				UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 
 		if (atmel_port->fifo_size) {
 			/* multi data mode */
@@ -956,7 +955,7 @@ static void atmel_tx_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 
 		sg_init_table(sgl, 2);
 		sg_len = 0;
-		phys_addr = sg_dma_address(sg_tx) + xmit->tail;
+		phys_addr = sg_dma_address(sg_tx) + tail;
 		if (part1_len) {
 			sg = &sgl[sg_len++];
 			sg_dma_address(sg) = phys_addr;
@@ -973,7 +972,7 @@ static void atmel_tx_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 
 		/*
 		 * save tx_len so atmel_complete_tx_dma() will increase
-		 * xmit->tail correctly
+		 * tail correctly
 		 */
 		atmel_port->tx_len = tx_len;
 
@@ -1003,13 +1002,14 @@ static void atmel_tx_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 		dma_async_issue_pending(chan);
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 }
 
 static int atmel_prepare_tx_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct atmel_uart_port *atmel_port = to_atmel_uart_port(port);
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	struct device *mfd_dev = port->dev->parent;
 	dma_cap_mask_t		mask;
 	struct dma_slave_config config;
@@ -1031,11 +1031,11 @@ static int atmel_prepare_tx_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 	spin_lock_init(&atmel_port->lock_tx);
 	sg_init_table(&atmel_port->sg_tx, 1);
 	/* UART circular tx buffer is an aligned page. */
-	BUG_ON(!PAGE_ALIGNED(port->state->xmit.buf));
+	BUG_ON(!PAGE_ALIGNED(tport->xmit_buf));
 	sg_set_page(&atmel_port->sg_tx,
-			virt_to_page(port->state->xmit.buf),
+			virt_to_page(tport->xmit_buf),
 			UART_XMIT_SIZE,
-			offset_in_page(port->state->xmit.buf));
+			offset_in_page(tport->xmit_buf));
 	nent = dma_map_sg(port->dev,
 				&atmel_port->sg_tx,
 				1,
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ static int atmel_prepare_tx_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 	} else {
 		dev_dbg(port->dev, "%s: mapped %d@%p to %pad\n", __func__,
 			sg_dma_len(&atmel_port->sg_tx),
-			port->state->xmit.buf,
+			tport->xmit_buf,
 			&sg_dma_address(&atmel_port->sg_tx));
 	}
 
@@ -1459,9 +1459,8 @@ static void atmel_release_tx_pdc(struct uart_port *port)
 static void atmel_tx_pdc(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct atmel_uart_port *atmel_port = to_atmel_uart_port(port);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	struct atmel_dma_buffer *pdc = &atmel_port->pdc_tx;
-	int count;
 
 	/* nothing left to transmit? */
 	if (atmel_uart_readl(port, ATMEL_PDC_TCR))
@@ -1474,17 +1473,19 @@ static void atmel_tx_pdc(struct uart_port *port)
 	/* disable PDC transmit */
 	atmel_uart_writel(port, ATMEL_PDC_PTCR, ATMEL_PDC_TXTDIS);
 
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) && !uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+		unsigned int count, tail;
+
 		dma_sync_single_for_device(port->dev,
 					   pdc->dma_addr,
 					   pdc->dma_size,
 					   DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
-		count = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
+		count = kfifo_out_linear(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail,
+				UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 		pdc->ofs = count;
 
-		atmel_uart_writel(port, ATMEL_PDC_TPR,
-				  pdc->dma_addr + xmit->tail);
+		atmel_uart_writel(port, ATMEL_PDC_TPR, pdc->dma_addr + tail);
 		atmel_uart_writel(port, ATMEL_PDC_TCR, count);
 		/* re-enable PDC transmit */
 		atmel_uart_writel(port, ATMEL_PDC_PTCR, ATMEL_PDC_TXTEN);
@@ -1498,7 +1499,7 @@ static void atmel_tx_pdc(struct uart_port *port)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 }
 
@@ -1506,9 +1507,9 @@ static int atmel_prepare_tx_pdc(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct atmel_uart_port *atmel_port = to_atmel_uart_port(port);
 	struct atmel_dma_buffer *pdc = &atmel_port->pdc_tx;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 
-	pdc->buf = xmit->buf;
+	pdc->buf = tport->xmit_buf;
 	pdc->dma_addr = dma_map_single(port->dev,
 					pdc->buf,
 					UART_XMIT_SIZE,
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/clps711x.c b/drivers/tty/serial/clps711x.c
index 7927725b8957..30425a3d19fb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/clps711x.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/clps711x.c
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ static irqreturn_t uart_clps711x_int_tx(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = dev_id;
 	struct clps711x_port *s = dev_get_drvdata(port->dev);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
+	unsigned char c;
 
 	if (port->x_char) {
 		writew(port->x_char, port->membase + UARTDR_OFFSET);
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ static irqreturn_t uart_clps711x_int_tx(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
 		if (s->tx_enabled) {
 			disable_irq_nosync(port->irq);
 			s->tx_enabled = 0;
@@ -163,18 +164,17 @@ static irqreturn_t uart_clps711x_int_tx(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}
 
-	while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	while (uart_fifo_get(port, &c)) {
 		u32 sysflg = 0;
 
-		writew(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], port->membase + UARTDR_OFFSET);
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
+		writew(c, port->membase + UARTDR_OFFSET);
 
 		regmap_read(s->syscon, SYSFLG_OFFSET, &sysflg);
 		if (sysflg & SYSFLG_UTXFF)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/cpm_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/cpm_uart.c
index df56c6c5afd0..a927478f581d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/cpm_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/cpm_uart.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ static int cpm_uart_tx_pump(struct uart_port *port)
 	int count;
 	struct uart_cpm_port *pinfo =
 		container_of(port, struct uart_cpm_port, port);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 
 	/* Handle xon/xoff */
 	if (port->x_char) {
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static int cpm_uart_tx_pump(struct uart_port *port)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
 		cpm_uart_stop_tx(port);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -681,16 +681,10 @@ static int cpm_uart_tx_pump(struct uart_port *port)
 	/* Pick next descriptor and fill from buffer */
 	bdp = pinfo->tx_cur;
 
-	while (!(in_be16(&bdp->cbd_sc) & BD_SC_READY) && !uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
-		count = 0;
+	while (!(in_be16(&bdp->cbd_sc) & BD_SC_READY) &&
+			!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		p = cpm2cpu_addr(in_be32(&bdp->cbd_bufaddr), pinfo);
-		while (count < pinfo->tx_fifosize) {
-			*p++ = xmit->buf[xmit->tail];
-			uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
-			count++;
-			if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-				break;
-		}
+		count = uart_fifo_out(port, p, pinfo->tx_fifosize);
 		out_be16(&bdp->cbd_datlen, count);
 		setbits16(&bdp->cbd_sc, BD_SC_READY);
 		/* Get next BD. */
@@ -701,10 +695,10 @@ static int cpm_uart_tx_pump(struct uart_port *port)
 	}
 	pinfo->tx_cur = bdp;
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		cpm_uart_stop_tx(port);
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/digicolor-usart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/digicolor-usart.c
index e419c4bde8b7..2ccd13cc0a89 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/digicolor-usart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/digicolor-usart.c
@@ -179,8 +179,9 @@ static void digicolor_uart_rx(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static void digicolor_uart_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned char c;
 
 	if (digicolor_uart_tx_full(port))
 		return;
@@ -194,20 +195,19 @@ static void digicolor_uart_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
 		digicolor_uart_stop_tx(port);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
-		writeb(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], port->membase + UA_EMI_REC);
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
+	while (uart_fifo_get(port, &c)) {
+		writeb(c, port->membase + UA_EMI_REC);
 
 		if (digicolor_uart_tx_full(port))
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
 out:
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/dz.c b/drivers/tty/serial/dz.c
index 6df7af9edc1c..eba91daedef8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/dz.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/dz.c
@@ -252,13 +252,13 @@ static inline void dz_receive_chars(struct dz_mux *mux)
 static inline void dz_transmit_chars(struct dz_mux *mux)
 {
 	struct dz_port *dport = &mux->dport[0];
-	struct circ_buf *xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport;
 	unsigned char tmp;
 	u16 status;
 
 	status = dz_in(dport, DZ_CSR);
 	dport = &mux->dport[LINE(status)];
-	xmit = &dport->port.state->xmit;
+	tport = &dport->port.state->port;
 
 	if (dport->port.x_char) {		/* XON/XOFF chars */
 		dz_out(dport, DZ_TDR, dport->port.x_char);
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ static inline void dz_transmit_chars(struct dz_mux *mux)
 		return;
 	}
 	/* If nothing to do or stopped or hardware stopped. */
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(&dport->port)) {
+	if (uart_tx_stopped(&dport->port) ||
+			!uart_fifo_get(&dport->port, &tmp)) {
 		uart_port_lock(&dport->port);
 		dz_stop_tx(&dport->port);
 		uart_port_unlock(&dport->port);
@@ -278,15 +279,13 @@ static inline void dz_transmit_chars(struct dz_mux *mux)
 	 * If something to do... (remember the dz has no output fifo,
 	 * so we go one char at a time) :-<
 	 */
-	tmp = xmit->buf[xmit->tail];
 	dz_out(dport, DZ_TDR, tmp);
-	uart_xmit_advance(&dport->port, 1);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < DZ_WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < DZ_WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&dport->port);
 
 	/* Are we are done. */
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		uart_port_lock(&dport->port);
 		dz_stop_tx(&dport->port);
 		uart_port_unlock(&dport->port);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_linflexuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_linflexuart.c
index 5426322b5f0c..e972df4b188d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_linflexuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_linflexuart.c
@@ -174,17 +174,18 @@ static void linflex_put_char(struct uart_port *sport, unsigned char c)
 
 static inline void linflex_transmit_buffer(struct uart_port *sport)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &sport->state->port;
+	unsigned char c;
 
-	while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
-		linflex_put_char(sport, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
-		uart_xmit_advance(sport, 1);
+	while (uart_fifo_get(sport, &c)) {
+		linflex_put_char(sport, c);
+		sport->icount.tx++;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(sport);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		linflex_stop_tx(sport);
 }
 
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ static void linflex_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 static irqreturn_t linflex_txint(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct uart_port *sport = dev_id;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &sport->state->port;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	uart_port_lock_irqsave(sport, &flags);
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ static irqreturn_t linflex_txint(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(sport)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(sport)) {
 		linflex_stop_tx(sport);
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
index bbcbc91482af..ae5e1ecc48fc 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/bitfield.h>
 #include <linux/bits.h>
+#include <linux/circ_buf.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
@@ -473,7 +474,7 @@ static void lpuart32_stop_rx(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static void lpuart_dma_tx(struct lpuart_port *sport)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &sport->port.state->port;
 	struct scatterlist *sgl = sport->tx_sgl;
 	struct device *dev = sport->port.dev;
 	struct dma_chan *chan = sport->dma_tx_chan;
@@ -482,18 +483,10 @@ static void lpuart_dma_tx(struct lpuart_port *sport)
 	if (sport->dma_tx_in_progress)
 		return;
 
-	sport->dma_tx_bytes = uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit);
-
-	if (xmit->tail < xmit->head || xmit->head == 0) {
-		sport->dma_tx_nents = 1;
-		sg_init_one(sgl, xmit->buf + xmit->tail, sport->dma_tx_bytes);
-	} else {
-		sport->dma_tx_nents = 2;
-		sg_init_table(sgl, 2);
-		sg_set_buf(sgl, xmit->buf + xmit->tail,
-				UART_XMIT_SIZE - xmit->tail);
-		sg_set_buf(sgl + 1, xmit->buf, xmit->head);
-	}
+	sg_init_table(sgl, ARRAY_SIZE(sport->tx_sgl));
+	sport->dma_tx_bytes = kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo);
+	sport->dma_tx_nents = kfifo_dma_out_prepare(&tport->xmit_fifo, sgl,
+			ARRAY_SIZE(sport->tx_sgl), sport->dma_tx_bytes);
 
 	ret = dma_map_sg(chan->device->dev, sgl, sport->dma_tx_nents,
 			 DMA_TO_DEVICE);
@@ -521,14 +514,15 @@ static void lpuart_dma_tx(struct lpuart_port *sport)
 
 static bool lpuart_stopped_or_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	return uart_circ_empty(&port->state->xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port);
+	return kfifo_is_empty(&port->state->port.xmit_fifo) ||
+		uart_tx_stopped(port);
 }
 
 static void lpuart_dma_tx_complete(void *arg)
 {
 	struct lpuart_port *sport = arg;
 	struct scatterlist *sgl = &sport->tx_sgl[0];
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &sport->port.state->port;
 	struct dma_chan *chan = sport->dma_tx_chan;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -545,7 +539,7 @@ static void lpuart_dma_tx_complete(void *arg)
 	sport->dma_tx_in_progress = false;
 	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port, flags);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&sport->port);
 
 	if (waitqueue_active(&sport->dma_wait)) {
@@ -756,8 +750,9 @@ static inline void lpuart_transmit_buffer(struct lpuart_port *sport)
 
 static inline void lpuart32_transmit_buffer(struct lpuart_port *sport)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &sport->port.state->port;
 	unsigned long txcnt;
+	unsigned char c;
 
 	if (sport->port.x_char) {
 		lpuart32_write(&sport->port, sport->port.x_char, UARTDATA);
@@ -774,18 +769,18 @@ static inline void lpuart32_transmit_buffer(struct lpuart_port *sport)
 	txcnt = lpuart32_read(&sport->port, UARTWATER);
 	txcnt = txcnt >> UARTWATER_TXCNT_OFF;
 	txcnt &= UARTWATER_COUNT_MASK;
-	while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) && (txcnt < sport->txfifo_size)) {
-		lpuart32_write(&sport->port, xmit->buf[xmit->tail], UARTDATA);
-		uart_xmit_advance(&sport->port, 1);
+	while (txcnt < sport->txfifo_size &&
+			uart_fifo_get(&sport->port, &c)) {
+		lpuart32_write(&sport->port, c, UARTDATA);
 		txcnt = lpuart32_read(&sport->port, UARTWATER);
 		txcnt = txcnt >> UARTWATER_TXCNT_OFF;
 		txcnt &= UARTWATER_COUNT_MASK;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&sport->port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		lpuart32_stop_tx(&sport->port);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/icom.c b/drivers/tty/serial/icom.c
index a75eafbcbea3..29e42831df39 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/icom.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/icom.c
@@ -877,10 +877,10 @@ static void shutdown(struct icom_port *icom_port)
 static int icom_write(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct icom_port *icom_port = to_icom_port(port);
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	unsigned long data_count;
 	unsigned char cmdReg;
 	unsigned long offset;
-	int temp_tail = port->state->xmit.tail;
 
 	trace(icom_port, "WRITE", 0);
 
@@ -890,16 +890,8 @@ static int icom_write(struct uart_port *port)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	data_count = 0;
-	while ((port->state->xmit.head != temp_tail) &&
-	       (data_count <= XMIT_BUFF_SZ)) {
-
-		icom_port->xmit_buf[data_count++] =
-		    port->state->xmit.buf[temp_tail];
-
-		temp_tail++;
-		temp_tail &= (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-	}
+	data_count = kfifo_out_peek(&tport->xmit_fifo, icom_port->xmit_buf,
+			XMIT_BUFF_SZ);
 
 	if (data_count) {
 		icom_port->statStg->xmit[0].flags =
@@ -956,7 +948,8 @@ static inline void check_modem_status(struct icom_port *icom_port)
 
 static void xmit_interrupt(u16 port_int_reg, struct icom_port *icom_port)
 {
-	u16 count, i;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &icom_port->uart_port.state->port;
+	u16 count;
 
 	if (port_int_reg & (INT_XMIT_COMPLETED)) {
 		trace(icom_port, "XMIT_COMPLETE", 0);
@@ -968,13 +961,7 @@ static void xmit_interrupt(u16 port_int_reg, struct icom_port *icom_port)
 		count = le16_to_cpu(icom_port->statStg->xmit[0].leLength);
 		icom_port->uart_port.icount.tx += count;
 
-		for (i=0; i<count &&
-			!uart_circ_empty(&icom_port->uart_port.state->xmit); i++) {
-
-			icom_port->uart_port.state->xmit.tail++;
-			icom_port->uart_port.state->xmit.tail &=
-				(UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		}
+		kfifo_skip_count(&tport->xmit_fifo, count);
 
 		if (!icom_write(&icom_port->uart_port))
 			/* activate write queue */
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index e14813250616..56b76a221082 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2004 Pengutronix
  */
 
+#include <linux/circ_buf.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -521,7 +522,8 @@ static void imx_uart_dma_tx(struct imx_port *sport);
 /* called with port.lock taken and irqs off */
 static inline void imx_uart_transmit_buffer(struct imx_port *sport)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &sport->port.state->port;
+	unsigned char c;
 
 	if (sport->port.x_char) {
 		/* Send next char */
@@ -531,7 +533,8 @@ static inline void imx_uart_transmit_buffer(struct imx_port *sport)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(&sport->port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) ||
+			uart_tx_stopped(&sport->port)) {
 		imx_uart_stop_tx(&sport->port);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -555,26 +558,22 @@ static inline void imx_uart_transmit_buffer(struct imx_port *sport)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) &&
-	       !(imx_uart_readl(sport, imx_uart_uts_reg(sport)) & UTS_TXFULL)) {
-		/* send xmit->buf[xmit->tail]
-		 * out the port here */
-		imx_uart_writel(sport, xmit->buf[xmit->tail], URTX0);
-		uart_xmit_advance(&sport->port, 1);
-	}
+	while (!(imx_uart_readl(sport, imx_uart_uts_reg(sport)) & UTS_TXFULL) &&
+			uart_fifo_get(&sport->port, &c))
+		imx_uart_writel(sport, c, URTX0);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&sport->port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		imx_uart_stop_tx(&sport->port);
 }
 
 static void imx_uart_dma_tx_callback(void *data)
 {
 	struct imx_port *sport = data;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &sport->port.state->port;
 	struct scatterlist *sgl = &sport->tx_sgl[0];
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->port.state->xmit;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 ucr1;
 
@@ -592,10 +591,11 @@ static void imx_uart_dma_tx_callback(void *data)
 
 	sport->dma_is_txing = 0;
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&sport->port);
 
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !uart_tx_stopped(&sport->port))
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) &&
+			!uart_tx_stopped(&sport->port))
 		imx_uart_dma_tx(sport);
 	else if (sport->port.rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) {
 		u32 ucr4 = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR4);
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static void imx_uart_dma_tx_callback(void *data)
 /* called with port.lock taken and irqs off */
 static void imx_uart_dma_tx(struct imx_port *sport)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &sport->port.state->port;
 	struct scatterlist *sgl = sport->tx_sgl;
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc;
 	struct dma_chan	*chan = sport->dma_chan_tx;
@@ -624,18 +624,10 @@ static void imx_uart_dma_tx(struct imx_port *sport)
 	ucr4 &= ~UCR4_TCEN;
 	imx_uart_writel(sport, ucr4, UCR4);
 
-	sport->tx_bytes = uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit);
-
-	if (xmit->tail < xmit->head || xmit->head == 0) {
-		sport->dma_tx_nents = 1;
-		sg_init_one(sgl, xmit->buf + xmit->tail, sport->tx_bytes);
-	} else {
-		sport->dma_tx_nents = 2;
-		sg_init_table(sgl, 2);
-		sg_set_buf(sgl, xmit->buf + xmit->tail,
-				UART_XMIT_SIZE - xmit->tail);
-		sg_set_buf(sgl + 1, xmit->buf, xmit->head);
-	}
+	sg_init_table(sgl, ARRAY_SIZE(sport->tx_sgl));
+	sport->tx_bytes = kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo);
+	sport->dma_tx_nents = kfifo_dma_out_prepare(&tport->xmit_fifo, sgl,
+			ARRAY_SIZE(sport->tx_sgl), sport->tx_bytes);
 
 	ret = dma_map_sg(dev, sgl, sport->dma_tx_nents, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	if (ret == 0) {
@@ -653,8 +645,7 @@ static void imx_uart_dma_tx(struct imx_port *sport)
 	desc->callback = imx_uart_dma_tx_callback;
 	desc->callback_param = sport;
 
-	dev_dbg(dev, "TX: prepare to send %lu bytes by DMA.\n",
-			uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit));
+	dev_dbg(dev, "TX: prepare to send %u bytes by DMA.\n", sport->tx_bytes);
 
 	ucr1 = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR1);
 	ucr1 |= UCR1_TXDMAEN;
@@ -671,9 +662,10 @@ static void imx_uart_dma_tx(struct imx_port *sport)
 static void imx_uart_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct imx_port *sport = (struct imx_port *)port;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &sport->port.state->port;
 	u32 ucr1;
 
-	if (!sport->port.x_char && uart_circ_empty(&port->state->xmit))
+	if (!sport->port.x_char && kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		return;
 
 	/*
@@ -749,7 +741,7 @@ static void imx_uart_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (!uart_circ_empty(&port->state->xmit) &&
+		if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) &&
 		    !uart_tx_stopped(port))
 			imx_uart_dma_tx(sport);
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/ip22zilog.c b/drivers/tty/serial/ip22zilog.c
index 320b29cd4683..c2cae50f06f3 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/ip22zilog.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/ip22zilog.c
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ static void ip22zilog_status_handle(struct uart_ip22zilog_port *up,
 static void ip22zilog_transmit_chars(struct uart_ip22zilog_port *up,
 				    struct zilog_channel *channel)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport;
+	unsigned char c;
 
 	if (ZS_IS_CONS(up)) {
 		unsigned char status = readb(&channel->control);
@@ -398,20 +399,18 @@ static void ip22zilog_transmit_chars(struct uart_ip22zilog_port *up,
 
 	if (up->port.state == NULL)
 		goto ack_tx_int;
-	xmit = &up->port.state->xmit;
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-		goto ack_tx_int;
+	tport = &up->port.state->port;
 	if (uart_tx_stopped(&up->port))
 		goto ack_tx_int;
+	if (!uart_fifo_get(&up->port, &c))
+		goto ack_tx_int;
 
 	up->flags |= IP22ZILOG_FLAG_TX_ACTIVE;
-	writeb(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], &channel->data);
+	writeb(c, &channel->data);
 	ZSDELAY();
 	ZS_WSYNC(channel);
 
-	uart_xmit_advance(&up->port, 1);
-
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&up->port);
 
 	return;
@@ -600,17 +599,16 @@ static void ip22zilog_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 		port->icount.tx++;
 		port->x_char = 0;
 	} else {
-		struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+		struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
+		unsigned char c;
 
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(port, &c))
 			return;
-		writeb(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], &channel->data);
+		writeb(c, &channel->data);
 		ZSDELAY();
 		ZS_WSYNC(channel);
 
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
-
-		if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+		if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 			uart_write_wakeup(&up->port);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/jsm/jsm_cls.c b/drivers/tty/serial/jsm/jsm_cls.c
index ddbd42c09637..6e40792f92cf 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/jsm/jsm_cls.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/jsm/jsm_cls.c
@@ -443,20 +443,14 @@ static void cls_copy_data_from_uart_to_queue(struct jsm_channel *ch)
 
 static void cls_copy_data_from_queue_to_uart(struct jsm_channel *ch)
 {
-	u16 tail;
+	struct tty_port *tport;
 	int n;
-	int qlen;
 	u32 len_written = 0;
-	struct circ_buf *circ;
 
 	if (!ch)
 		return;
 
-	circ = &ch->uart_port.state->xmit;
-
-	/* No data to write to the UART */
-	if (uart_circ_empty(circ))
-		return;
+	tport = &ch->uart_port.state->port;
 
 	/* If port is "stopped", don't send any data to the UART */
 	if ((ch->ch_flags & CH_STOP) || (ch->ch_flags & CH_BREAK_SENDING))
@@ -467,29 +461,22 @@ static void cls_copy_data_from_queue_to_uart(struct jsm_channel *ch)
 		return;
 
 	n = 32;
+	while (n > 0) {
+		unsigned char c;
 
-	/* cache tail of queue */
-	tail = circ->tail & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-	qlen = uart_circ_chars_pending(circ);
-
-	/* Find minimum of the FIFO space, versus queue length */
-	n = min(n, qlen);
+		if (!kfifo_get(&tport->xmit_fifo, &c))
+			break;
 
-	while (n > 0) {
-		writeb(circ->buf[tail], &ch->ch_cls_uart->txrx);
-		tail = (tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
+		writeb(c, &ch->ch_cls_uart->txrx);
 		n--;
 		ch->ch_txcount++;
 		len_written++;
 	}
 
-	/* Update the final tail */
-	circ->tail = tail & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-
 	if (len_written > ch->ch_t_tlevel)
 		ch->ch_flags &= ~(CH_TX_FIFO_EMPTY | CH_TX_FIFO_LWM);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(circ))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		uart_write_wakeup(&ch->uart_port);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/jsm/jsm_neo.c b/drivers/tty/serial/jsm/jsm_neo.c
index 1fa10f19368f..e8e13bf056e2 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/jsm/jsm_neo.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/jsm/jsm_neo.c
@@ -474,21 +474,21 @@ static void neo_copy_data_from_uart_to_queue(struct jsm_channel *ch)
 
 static void neo_copy_data_from_queue_to_uart(struct jsm_channel *ch)
 {
-	u16 head;
-	u16 tail;
+	struct tty_port *tport;
+	unsigned char *tail;
+	unsigned char c;
 	int n;
 	int s;
 	int qlen;
 	u32 len_written = 0;
-	struct circ_buf *circ;
 
 	if (!ch)
 		return;
 
-	circ = &ch->uart_port.state->xmit;
+	tport = &ch->uart_port.state->port;
 
 	/* No data to write to the UART */
-	if (uart_circ_empty(circ))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		return;
 
 	/* If port is "stopped", don't send any data to the UART */
@@ -504,10 +504,9 @@ static void neo_copy_data_from_queue_to_uart(struct jsm_channel *ch)
 		if (ch->ch_cached_lsr & UART_LSR_THRE) {
 			ch->ch_cached_lsr &= ~(UART_LSR_THRE);
 
-			writeb(circ->buf[circ->tail], &ch->ch_neo_uart->txrx);
-			jsm_dbg(WRITE, &ch->ch_bd->pci_dev,
-				"Tx data: %x\n", circ->buf[circ->tail]);
-			circ->tail = (circ->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(!kfifo_get(&tport->xmit_fifo, &c));
+			writeb(c, &ch->ch_neo_uart->txrx);
+			jsm_dbg(WRITE, &ch->ch_bd->pci_dev, "Tx data: %x\n", c);
 			ch->ch_txcount++;
 		}
 		return;
@@ -520,38 +519,27 @@ static void neo_copy_data_from_queue_to_uart(struct jsm_channel *ch)
 		return;
 
 	n = UART_17158_TX_FIFOSIZE - ch->ch_t_tlevel;
-
-	/* cache head and tail of queue */
-	head = circ->head & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-	tail = circ->tail & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-	qlen = uart_circ_chars_pending(circ);
+	qlen = kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo);
 
 	/* Find minimum of the FIFO space, versus queue length */
 	n = min(n, qlen);
 
 	while (n > 0) {
-
-		s = ((head >= tail) ? head : UART_XMIT_SIZE) - tail;
-		s = min(s, n);
-
+		s = kfifo_out_linear_ptr(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail, n);
 		if (s <= 0)
 			break;
 
-		memcpy_toio(&ch->ch_neo_uart->txrxburst, circ->buf + tail, s);
-		/* Add and flip queue if needed */
-		tail = (tail + s) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
+		memcpy_toio(&ch->ch_neo_uart->txrxburst, tail, s);
+		kfifo_skip_count(&tport->xmit_fifo, s);
 		n -= s;
 		ch->ch_txcount += s;
 		len_written += s;
 	}
 
-	/* Update the final tail */
-	circ->tail = tail & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-
 	if (len_written >= ch->ch_t_tlevel)
 		ch->ch_flags &= ~(CH_TX_FIFO_EMPTY | CH_TX_FIFO_LWM);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(circ))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		uart_write_wakeup(&ch->uart_port);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c b/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c
index 5efb2b593be3..b83eee37c17d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c
@@ -257,10 +257,11 @@ static int max3100_handlerx(struct max3100_port *s, u16 rx)
 static void max3100_work(struct work_struct *w)
 {
 	struct max3100_port *s = container_of(w, struct max3100_port, work);
+	struct tty_port *tport = &s->port.state->port;
+	unsigned char ch;
 	int rxchars;
 	u16 tx, rx;
 	int conf, cconf, crts;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &s->port.state->xmit;
 
 	dev_dbg(&s->spi->dev, "%s\n", __func__);
 
@@ -290,10 +291,9 @@ static void max3100_work(struct work_struct *w)
 				tx = s->port.x_char;
 				s->port.icount.tx++;
 				s->port.x_char = 0;
-			} else if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) &&
-				   !uart_tx_stopped(&s->port)) {
-				tx = xmit->buf[xmit->tail];
-				uart_xmit_advance(&s->port, 1);
+			} else if (!uart_tx_stopped(&s->port) &&
+					uart_fifo_get(&s->port, &ch)) {
+				tx = ch;
 			}
 			if (tx != 0xffff) {
 				max3100_calc_parity(s, &tx);
@@ -307,13 +307,13 @@ static void max3100_work(struct work_struct *w)
 			tty_flip_buffer_push(&s->port.state->port);
 			rxchars = 0;
 		}
-		if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+		if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 			uart_write_wakeup(&s->port);
 
 	} while (!s->force_end_work &&
 		 !freezing(current) &&
 		 ((rx & MAX3100_R) ||
-		  (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) &&
+		  (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) &&
 		   !uart_tx_stopped(&s->port))));
 
 	if (rxchars > 0)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c b/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c
index 14dd9cfaa9f7..f0eb96429dae 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c
@@ -747,8 +747,9 @@ static void max310x_handle_rx(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int rxlen)
 
 static void max310x_handle_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-	unsigned int txlen, to_send, until_end;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
+	unsigned int txlen, to_send;
+	unsigned char *tail;
 
 	if (unlikely(port->x_char)) {
 		max310x_port_write(port, MAX310X_THR_REG, port->x_char);
@@ -757,32 +758,26 @@ static void max310x_handle_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port))
 		return;
 
-	/* Get length of data pending in circular buffer */
-	to_send = uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit);
-	until_end = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
-	if (likely(to_send)) {
+	/*
+	 * It's a circ buffer -- wrap around.
+	 * We could do that in one SPI transaction, but meh.
+	 */
+	while (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		/* Limit to space available in TX FIFO */
 		txlen = max310x_port_read(port, MAX310X_TXFIFOLVL_REG);
 		txlen = port->fifosize - txlen;
-		to_send = (to_send > txlen) ? txlen : to_send;
-
-		if (until_end < to_send) {
-			/*
-			 * It's a circ buffer -- wrap around.
-			 * We could do that in one SPI transaction, but meh.
-			 */
-			max310x_batch_write(port, xmit->buf + xmit->tail, until_end);
-			max310x_batch_write(port, xmit->buf, to_send - until_end);
-		} else {
-			max310x_batch_write(port, xmit->buf + xmit->tail, to_send);
-		}
+		if (!txlen)
+			break;
+
+		to_send = kfifo_out_linear_ptr(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail, txlen);
+		max310x_batch_write(port, tail, to_send);
 		uart_xmit_advance(port, to_send);
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/men_z135_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/men_z135_uart.c
index 8048fa542fc4..4bff422bb1bc 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/men_z135_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/men_z135_uart.c
@@ -293,17 +293,14 @@ static void men_z135_handle_rx(struct men_z135_port *uart)
 static void men_z135_handle_tx(struct men_z135_port *uart)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &uart->port;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
+	unsigned char *tail;
+	unsigned int n, txfree;
 	u32 txc;
 	u32 wptr;
 	int qlen;
-	int n;
-	int txfree;
-	int head;
-	int tail;
-	int s;
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		goto out;
 
 	if (uart_tx_stopped(port))
@@ -313,7 +310,7 @@ static void men_z135_handle_tx(struct men_z135_port *uart)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* calculate bytes to copy */
-	qlen = uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit);
+	qlen = kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo);
 	if (qlen <= 0)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -345,21 +342,18 @@ static void men_z135_handle_tx(struct men_z135_port *uart)
 	if (n <= 0)
 		goto irq_en;
 
-	head = xmit->head & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-	tail = xmit->tail & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-
-	s = ((head >= tail) ? head : UART_XMIT_SIZE) - tail;
-	n = min(n, s);
+	n = kfifo_out_linear_ptr(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail,
+			min_t(unsigned int, UART_XMIT_SIZE, n));
+	memcpy_toio(port->membase + MEN_Z135_TX_RAM, tail, n);
 
-	memcpy_toio(port->membase + MEN_Z135_TX_RAM, &xmit->buf[xmit->tail], n);
 	iowrite32(n & 0x3ff, port->membase + MEN_Z135_TX_CTRL);
 	uart_xmit_advance(port, n);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
 irq_en:
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		men_z135_reg_set(uart, MEN_Z135_CONF_REG, MEN_Z135_IER_TXCIEN);
 	else
 		men_z135_reg_clr(uart, MEN_Z135_CONF_REG, MEN_Z135_IER_TXCIEN);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/meson_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/meson_uart.c
index 6feac459c0cf..4587ed4d4d5d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/meson_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/meson_uart.c
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ static void meson_uart_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static void meson_uart_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-	unsigned int ch;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
+	unsigned char ch;
 	u32 val;
 
 	if (uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
@@ -158,21 +158,20 @@ static void meson_uart_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(port, &ch))
 			break;
 
-		ch = xmit->buf[xmit->tail];
 		writel(ch, port->membase + AML_UART_WFIFO);
 		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
 	}
 
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		val = readl(port->membase + AML_UART_CONTROL);
 		val |= AML_UART_TX_INT_EN;
 		writel(val, port->membase + AML_UART_CONTROL);
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/milbeaut_usio.c b/drivers/tty/serial/milbeaut_usio.c
index da4c6f7e2a30..fb082ee73d5b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/milbeaut_usio.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/milbeaut_usio.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static void mlb_usio_stop_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static void mlb_usio_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	int count;
 
 	writew(readw(port->membase + MLB_USIO_REG_FCR) & ~MLB_USIO_FCR_FTIE,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void mlb_usio_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 		port->x_char = 0;
 		return;
 	}
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
 		mlb_usio_stop_tx(port);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -96,12 +96,13 @@ static void mlb_usio_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 		(readw(port->membase + MLB_USIO_REG_FBYTE) & 0xff);
 
 	do {
-		writew(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], port->membase + MLB_USIO_REG_DR);
+		unsigned char ch;
 
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(port, &ch))
 			break;
 
+		writew(ch, port->membase + MLB_USIO_REG_DR);
+		port->icount.tx++;
 	} while (--count > 0);
 
 	writew(readw(port->membase + MLB_USIO_REG_FCR) & ~MLB_USIO_FCR_FDRQ,
@@ -110,10 +111,10 @@ static void mlb_usio_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 	writeb(readb(port->membase + MLB_USIO_REG_SCR) | MLB_USIO_SCR_TBIE,
 	       port->membase + MLB_USIO_REG_SCR);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		mlb_usio_stop_tx(port);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c
index 7bf30e632313..ae7a8e3cf467 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static void msm_complete_tx_dma(void *args)
 {
 	struct msm_port *msm_port = args;
 	struct uart_port *port = &msm_port->uart;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	struct msm_dma *dma = &msm_port->tx_dma;
 	struct dma_tx_state state;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static void msm_complete_tx_dma(void *args)
 	msm_port->imr |= MSM_UART_IMR_TXLEV;
 	msm_write(port, msm_port->imr, MSM_UART_IMR);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
 	msm_handle_tx(port);
@@ -496,14 +496,14 @@ static void msm_complete_tx_dma(void *args)
 
 static int msm_handle_tx_dma(struct msm_port *msm_port, unsigned int count)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &msm_port->uart.state->xmit;
 	struct uart_port *port = &msm_port->uart;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	struct msm_dma *dma = &msm_port->tx_dma;
 	int ret;
 	u32 val;
 
 	sg_init_table(&dma->tx_sg, 1);
-	sg_set_buf(&dma->tx_sg, &xmit->buf[xmit->tail], count);
+	kfifo_dma_out_prepare(&tport->xmit_fifo, &dma->tx_sg, 1, count);
 
 	ret = dma_map_sg(port->dev, &dma->tx_sg, 1, dma->dir);
 	if (ret)
@@ -843,8 +843,8 @@ static void msm_handle_rx(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static void msm_handle_tx_pio(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int tx_count)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
 	struct msm_port *msm_port = to_msm_port(port);
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	unsigned int num_chars;
 	unsigned int tf_pointer = 0;
 	void __iomem *tf;
@@ -858,8 +858,7 @@ static void msm_handle_tx_pio(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int tx_count)
 		msm_reset_dm_count(port, tx_count);
 
 	while (tf_pointer < tx_count) {
-		int i;
-		char buf[4] = { 0 };
+		unsigned char buf[4] = { 0 };
 
 		if (!(msm_read(port, MSM_UART_SR) & MSM_UART_SR_TX_READY))
 			break;
@@ -870,26 +869,23 @@ static void msm_handle_tx_pio(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int tx_count)
 		else
 			num_chars = 1;
 
-		for (i = 0; i < num_chars; i++)
-			buf[i] = xmit->buf[xmit->tail + i];
-
+		num_chars = uart_fifo_out(port, buf, num_chars);
 		iowrite32_rep(tf, buf, 1);
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, num_chars);
 		tf_pointer += num_chars;
 	}
 
 	/* disable tx interrupts if nothing more to send */
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		msm_stop_tx(port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 }
 
 static void msm_handle_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct msm_port *msm_port = to_msm_port(port);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &msm_port->uart.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	struct msm_dma *dma = &msm_port->tx_dma;
 	unsigned int pio_count, dma_count, dma_min;
 	char buf[4] = { 0 };
@@ -913,13 +909,13 @@ static void msm_handle_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
 		msm_stop_tx(port);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	pio_count = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
-	dma_count = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
+	dma_count = pio_count = kfifo_out_linear(&tport->xmit_fifo, NULL,
+			UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 
 	dma_min = 1;	/* Always DMA */
 	if (msm_port->is_uartdm > UARTDM_1P3) {
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mvebu-uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mvebu-uart.c
index 0255646bc175..5de57b77abdb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mvebu-uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mvebu-uart.c
@@ -219,12 +219,10 @@ static void mvebu_uart_stop_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 static void mvebu_uart_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	unsigned int ctl;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	unsigned char c;
 
-	if (IS_EXTENDED(port) && !uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
-		writel(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], port->membase + UART_TSH(port));
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
-	}
+	if (IS_EXTENDED(port) && uart_fifo_get(port, &c))
+		writel(c, port->membase + UART_TSH(port));
 
 	ctl = readl(port->membase + UART_INTR(port));
 	ctl |= CTRL_TX_RDY_INT(port);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
index 4749331fe618..144b35d31497 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static void mxs_auart_tx_chars(struct mxs_auart_port *s);
 static void dma_tx_callback(void *param)
 {
 	struct mxs_auart_port *s = param;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &s->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &s->port.state->port;
 
 	dma_unmap_sg(s->dev, &s->tx_sgl, 1, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ static void dma_tx_callback(void *param)
 	smp_mb__after_atomic();
 
 	/* wake up the possible processes. */
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&s->port);
 
 	mxs_auart_tx_chars(s);
@@ -568,33 +568,22 @@ 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;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &s->port.state->port;
 	bool pending;
 	u8 ch;
 
 	if (auart_dma_enabled(s)) {
 		u32 i = 0;
-		int size;
 		void *buffer = s->tx_dma_buf;
 
 		if (test_and_set_bit(MXS_AUART_DMA_TX_SYNC, &s->flags))
 			return;
 
-		while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !uart_tx_stopped(&s->port)) {
-			size = min_t(u32, UART_XMIT_SIZE - i,
-				     CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head,
-						     xmit->tail,
-						     UART_XMIT_SIZE));
-			memcpy(buffer + i, xmit->buf + xmit->tail, size);
-			xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + size) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-
-			i += size;
-			if (i >= UART_XMIT_SIZE)
-				break;
-		}
-
 		if (uart_tx_stopped(&s->port))
 			mxs_auart_stop_tx(&s->port);
+		else
+			i = kfifo_out(&tport->xmit_fifo, buffer,
+					UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 
 		if (i) {
 			mxs_auart_dma_tx(s, i);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/pch_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/pch_uart.c
index 89257cddf540..c7cee5fee603 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/pch_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/pch_uart.c
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ static int dma_handle_rx(struct eg20t_port *priv)
 static unsigned int handle_tx(struct eg20t_port *priv)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &priv->port;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	unsigned char ch;
 	int fifo_size;
 	int tx_empty;
 
@@ -830,9 +830,9 @@ static unsigned int handle_tx(struct eg20t_port *priv)
 		fifo_size--;
 	}
 
-	while (!uart_tx_stopped(port) && !uart_circ_empty(xmit) && fifo_size) {
-		iowrite8(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], priv->membase + PCH_UART_THR);
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
+	while (!uart_tx_stopped(port) && fifo_size &&
+			uart_fifo_get(port, &ch)) {
+		iowrite8(ch, priv->membase + PCH_UART_THR);
 		fifo_size--;
 		tx_empty = 0;
 	}
@@ -850,14 +850,14 @@ static unsigned int handle_tx(struct eg20t_port *priv)
 static unsigned int dma_handle_tx(struct eg20t_port *priv)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &priv->port;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
 	int nent;
 	int fifo_size;
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc;
+	unsigned int bytes, tail;
 	int num;
 	int i;
-	int bytes;
 	int size;
 	int rem;
 
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ static unsigned int dma_handle_tx(struct eg20t_port *priv)
 		fifo_size--;
 	}
 
-	bytes = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
+	bytes = kfifo_out_linear(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 	if (!bytes) {
 		dev_dbg(priv->port.dev, "%s 0 bytes return\n", __func__);
 		pch_uart_hal_disable_interrupt(priv, PCH_UART_HAL_TX_INT);
@@ -920,10 +920,10 @@ static unsigned int dma_handle_tx(struct eg20t_port *priv)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num; i++, sg++) {
 		if (i == (num - 1))
-			sg_set_page(sg, virt_to_page(xmit->buf),
+			sg_set_page(sg, virt_to_page(tport->xmit_buf),
 				    rem, fifo_size * i);
 		else
-			sg_set_page(sg, virt_to_page(xmit->buf),
+			sg_set_page(sg, virt_to_page(tport->xmit_buf),
 				    size, fifo_size * i);
 	}
 
@@ -937,8 +937,7 @@ static unsigned int dma_handle_tx(struct eg20t_port *priv)
 	priv->nent = nent;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nent; i++, sg++) {
-		sg->offset = (xmit->tail & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1)) +
-			      fifo_size * i;
+		sg->offset = tail + fifo_size * i;
 		sg_dma_address(sg) = (sg_dma_address(sg) &
 				    ~(UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1)) + sg->offset;
 		if (i == (nent - 1))
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/pic32_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/pic32_uart.c
index bbb46e6e98a2..f5af336a869b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/pic32_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/pic32_uart.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static void pic32_uart_do_rx(struct uart_port *port)
 static void pic32_uart_do_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct pic32_sport *sport = to_pic32_sport(port);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	unsigned int max_count = PIC32_UART_TX_FIFO_DEPTH;
 
 	if (port->x_char) {
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static void pic32_uart_do_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		goto txq_empty;
 
 	/* keep stuffing chars into uart tx buffer
@@ -371,21 +371,20 @@ static void pic32_uart_do_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 	 */
 	while (!(PIC32_UART_STA_UTXBF &
 		pic32_uart_readl(sport, PIC32_UART_STA))) {
-		unsigned int c = xmit->buf[xmit->tail];
+		unsigned char c;
 
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(port, &c))
+			break;
 		pic32_uart_writel(sport, PIC32_UART_TX, c);
 
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-			break;
 		if (--max_count == 0)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		goto txq_empty;
 
 	return;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c b/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c
index 05d97e89511e..63bc726273fd 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ static void pmz_status_handle(struct uart_pmac_port *uap)
 
 static void pmz_transmit_chars(struct uart_pmac_port *uap)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport;
+	unsigned char ch;
 
 	if (ZS_IS_CONS(uap)) {
 		unsigned char status = read_zsreg(uap, R0);
@@ -398,8 +399,8 @@ static void pmz_transmit_chars(struct uart_pmac_port *uap)
 
 	if (uap->port.state == NULL)
 		goto ack_tx_int;
-	xmit = &uap->port.state->xmit;
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	tport = &uap->port.state->port;
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		uart_write_wakeup(&uap->port);
 		goto ack_tx_int;
 	}
@@ -407,12 +408,11 @@ static void pmz_transmit_chars(struct uart_pmac_port *uap)
 		goto ack_tx_int;
 
 	uap->flags |= PMACZILOG_FLAG_TX_ACTIVE;
-	write_zsdata(uap, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
+	WARN_ON(!uart_fifo_get(&uap->port, &ch));
+	write_zsdata(uap, ch);
 	zssync(uap);
 
-	uart_xmit_advance(&uap->port, 1);
-
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&uap->port);
 
 	return;
@@ -620,15 +620,15 @@ static void pmz_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 		port->icount.tx++;
 		port->x_char = 0;
 	} else {
-		struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+		struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
+		unsigned char ch;
 
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(&uap->port, &ch))
 			return;
-		write_zsdata(uap, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
+		write_zsdata(uap, ch);
 		zssync(uap);
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
 
-		if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+		if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 			uart_write_wakeup(&uap->port);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
index f9f7ac1a10df..7814982f1921 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static void qcom_geni_serial_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s,
 		 */
 		qcom_geni_serial_poll_tx_done(uport);
 
-		if (!uart_circ_empty(&uport->state->xmit)) {
+		if (!kfifo_is_empty(&uport->state->port.xmit_fifo)) {
 			irq_en = readl(uport->membase + SE_GENI_M_IRQ_EN);
 			writel(irq_en | M_TX_FIFO_WATERMARK_EN,
 					uport->membase + SE_GENI_M_IRQ_EN);
@@ -620,22 +620,24 @@ static void qcom_geni_serial_stop_tx_dma(struct uart_port *uport)
 static void qcom_geni_serial_start_tx_dma(struct uart_port *uport)
 {
 	struct qcom_geni_serial_port *port = to_dev_port(uport);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &uport->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &uport->state->port;
 	unsigned int xmit_size;
+	u8 *tail;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (port->tx_dma_addr)
 		return;
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		return;
 
-	xmit_size = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
+	xmit_size = kfifo_out_linear_ptr(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail,
+			UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 
 	qcom_geni_serial_setup_tx(uport, xmit_size);
 
-	ret = geni_se_tx_dma_prep(&port->se, &xmit->buf[xmit->tail],
-				  xmit_size, &port->tx_dma_addr);
+	ret = geni_se_tx_dma_prep(&port->se, tail, xmit_size,
+				  &port->tx_dma_addr);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(uport->dev, "unable to start TX SE DMA: %d\n", ret);
 		qcom_geni_serial_stop_tx_dma(uport);
@@ -853,18 +855,16 @@ static void qcom_geni_serial_send_chunk_fifo(struct uart_port *uport,
 					     unsigned int chunk)
 {
 	struct qcom_geni_serial_port *port = to_dev_port(uport);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &uport->state->xmit;
-	unsigned int tx_bytes, c, remaining = chunk;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &uport->state->port;
+	unsigned int tx_bytes, remaining = chunk;
 	u8 buf[BYTES_PER_FIFO_WORD];
 
 	while (remaining) {
 		memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
 		tx_bytes = min(remaining, BYTES_PER_FIFO_WORD);
 
-		for (c = 0; c < tx_bytes ; c++) {
-			buf[c] = xmit->buf[xmit->tail];
-			uart_xmit_advance(uport, 1);
-		}
+		tx_bytes = kfifo_out(&tport->xmit_fifo, buf, tx_bytes);
+		uart_xmit_advance(uport, tx_bytes);
 
 		iowrite32_rep(uport->membase + SE_GENI_TX_FIFOn, buf, 1);
 
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ static void qcom_geni_serial_handle_tx_fifo(struct uart_port *uport,
 					    bool done, bool active)
 {
 	struct qcom_geni_serial_port *port = to_dev_port(uport);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &uport->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &uport->state->port;
 	size_t avail;
 	size_t pending;
 	u32 status;
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ static void qcom_geni_serial_handle_tx_fifo(struct uart_port *uport,
 	if (active)
 		pending = port->tx_remaining;
 	else
-		pending = uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit);
+		pending = kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo);
 
 	/* All data has been transmitted and acknowledged as received */
 	if (!pending && !status && done) {
@@ -933,24 +933,24 @@ static void qcom_geni_serial_handle_tx_fifo(struct uart_port *uport,
 					uport->membase + SE_GENI_M_IRQ_EN);
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(uport);
 }
 
 static void qcom_geni_serial_handle_tx_dma(struct uart_port *uport)
 {
 	struct qcom_geni_serial_port *port = to_dev_port(uport);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &uport->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &uport->state->port;
 
 	uart_xmit_advance(uport, port->tx_remaining);
 	geni_se_tx_dma_unprep(&port->se, port->tx_dma_addr, port->tx_remaining);
 	port->tx_dma_addr = 0;
 	port->tx_remaining = 0;
 
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		qcom_geni_serial_start_tx_dma(uport);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(uport);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/rda-uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/rda-uart.c
index 82def9b8632a..663e35e424bd 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/rda-uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/rda-uart.c
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ static void rda_uart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
 
 static void rda_uart_send_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-	unsigned int ch;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
+	unsigned char ch;
 	u32 val;
 
 	if (uart_tx_stopped(port))
@@ -347,19 +347,14 @@ static void rda_uart_send_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 		port->x_char = 0;
 	}
 
-	while (rda_uart_read(port, RDA_UART_STATUS) & RDA_UART_TX_FIFO_MASK) {
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-			break;
-
-		ch = xmit->buf[xmit->tail];
+	while ((rda_uart_read(port, RDA_UART_STATUS) & RDA_UART_TX_FIFO_MASK) &&
+			uart_fifo_get(port, &ch))
 		rda_uart_write(port, ch, RDA_UART_RXTX_BUFFER);
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
-	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		/* Re-enable Tx FIFO interrupt */
 		val = rda_uart_read(port, RDA_UART_IRQ_MASK);
 		val |= RDA_UART_TX_DATA_NEEDED;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c
index a2d07e05c502..dc35eb77d2ef 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static void s3c24xx_serial_tx_dma_complete(void *args)
 {
 	struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport = args;
 	struct uart_port *port = &ourport->port;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	struct s3c24xx_uart_dma *dma = ourport->dma;
 	struct dma_tx_state state;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static void s3c24xx_serial_tx_dma_complete(void *args)
 	uart_xmit_advance(port, count);
 	ourport->tx_in_progress = 0;
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
 	s3c24xx_serial_start_next_tx(ourport);
@@ -431,17 +431,15 @@ static void s3c24xx_serial_start_tx_pio(struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport)
 }
 
 static int s3c24xx_serial_start_tx_dma(struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport,
-				      unsigned int count)
+				      unsigned int count, unsigned int tail)
 {
-	struct uart_port *port = &ourport->port;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
 	struct s3c24xx_uart_dma *dma = ourport->dma;
 
 	if (ourport->tx_mode != S3C24XX_TX_DMA)
 		enable_tx_dma(ourport);
 
 	dma->tx_size = count & ~(dma_get_cache_alignment() - 1);
-	dma->tx_transfer_addr = dma->tx_addr + xmit->tail;
+	dma->tx_transfer_addr = dma->tx_addr + tail;
 
 	dma_sync_single_for_device(dma->tx_chan->device->dev,
 				   dma->tx_transfer_addr, dma->tx_size,
@@ -468,11 +466,11 @@ static int s3c24xx_serial_start_tx_dma(struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport,
 static void s3c24xx_serial_start_next_tx(struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &ourport->port;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-	unsigned long count;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
+	unsigned int count, tail;
 
 	/* Get data size up to the end of buffer */
-	count = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
+	count = kfifo_out_linear(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 
 	if (!count) {
 		s3c24xx_serial_stop_tx(port);
@@ -481,16 +479,16 @@ static void s3c24xx_serial_start_next_tx(struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport)
 
 	if (!ourport->dma || !ourport->dma->tx_chan ||
 	    count < ourport->min_dma_size ||
-	    xmit->tail & (dma_get_cache_alignment() - 1))
+	    tail & (dma_get_cache_alignment() - 1))
 		s3c24xx_serial_start_tx_pio(ourport);
 	else
-		s3c24xx_serial_start_tx_dma(ourport, count);
+		s3c24xx_serial_start_tx_dma(ourport, count, tail);
 }
 
 static void s3c24xx_serial_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport = to_ourport(port);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 
 	if (!ourport->tx_enabled) {
 		if (port->flags & UPF_CONS_FLOW)
@@ -502,7 +500,8 @@ static void s3c24xx_serial_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 	}
 
 	if (ourport->dma && ourport->dma->tx_chan) {
-		if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !ourport->tx_in_progress)
+		if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) &&
+				!ourport->tx_in_progress)
 			s3c24xx_serial_start_next_tx(ourport);
 	}
 }
@@ -868,18 +867,19 @@ static irqreturn_t s3c24xx_serial_rx_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 static void s3c24xx_serial_tx_chars(struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &ourport->port;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-	int count, dma_count = 0;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
+	unsigned int count, dma_count = 0, tail;
 
-	count = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
+	count = kfifo_out_linear(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 
 	if (ourport->dma && ourport->dma->tx_chan &&
 	    count >= ourport->min_dma_size) {
 		int align = dma_get_cache_alignment() -
-			(xmit->tail & (dma_get_cache_alignment() - 1));
+			(tail & (dma_get_cache_alignment() - 1));
 		if (count - align >= ourport->min_dma_size) {
 			dma_count = count - align;
 			count = align;
+			tail += align;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ static void s3c24xx_serial_tx_chars(struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport)
 	 * stopped, disable the uart and exit
 	 */
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
 		s3c24xx_serial_stop_tx(port);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -906,24 +906,25 @@ static void s3c24xx_serial_tx_chars(struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport)
 		dma_count = 0;
 	}
 
-	while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) && count > 0) {
-		if (rd_regl(port, S3C2410_UFSTAT) & ourport->info->tx_fifofull)
+	while (!(rd_regl(port, S3C2410_UFSTAT) & ourport->info->tx_fifofull)) {
+		unsigned char ch;
+
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(port, &ch))
 			break;
 
-		wr_reg(port, S3C2410_UTXH, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
+		wr_reg(port, S3C2410_UTXH, ch);
 		count--;
 	}
 
 	if (!count && dma_count) {
-		s3c24xx_serial_start_tx_dma(ourport, dma_count);
+		s3c24xx_serial_start_tx_dma(ourport, dma_count, tail);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		s3c24xx_serial_stop_tx(port);
 }
 
@@ -1118,7 +1119,8 @@ static int s3c24xx_serial_request_dma(struct s3c24xx_uart_port *p)
 
 	/* TX buffer */
 	dma->tx_addr = dma_map_single(dma->tx_chan->device->dev,
-				      p->port.state->xmit.buf, UART_XMIT_SIZE,
+				      p->port.state->port.xmit_buf,
+				      UART_XMIT_SIZE,
 				      DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	if (dma_mapping_error(dma->tx_chan->device->dev, dma->tx_addr)) {
 		reason = "DMA mapping error for TX buffer";
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sb1250-duart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sb1250-duart.c
index dbec29d9a6c3..b4e1b90e5960 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sb1250-duart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sb1250-duart.c
@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@ static void sbd_receive_chars(struct sbd_port *sport)
 static void sbd_transmit_chars(struct sbd_port *sport)
 {
 	struct uart_port *uport = &sport->port;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &sport->port.state->port;
+	unsigned char ch;
 	unsigned int mask;
 	int stop_tx;
 
@@ -395,19 +396,19 @@ static void sbd_transmit_chars(struct sbd_port *sport)
 	}
 
 	/* If nothing to do or stopped or hardware stopped.  */
-	stop_tx = (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(&sport->port));
+	stop_tx = uart_tx_stopped(&sport->port) ||
+		!uart_fifo_get(&sport->port, &ch);
 
 	/* Send char.  */
 	if (!stop_tx) {
-		write_sbdchn(sport, R_DUART_TX_HOLD, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
-		uart_xmit_advance(&sport->port, 1);
+		write_sbdchn(sport, R_DUART_TX_HOLD, ch);
 
-		if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+		if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 			uart_write_wakeup(&sport->port);
 	}
 
 	/* Are we are done?  */
-	if (stop_tx || uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (stop_tx || kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		/* Disable tx interrupts.  */
 		mask = read_sbdshr(sport, R_DUART_IMRREG((uport->line) % 2));
 		mask &= ~M_DUART_IMR_TX;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
index 929206a9a6e1..c6983b7bd78c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
@@ -676,9 +676,9 @@ static void sc16is7xx_handle_rx(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int rxlen,
 static void sc16is7xx_handle_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct sc16is7xx_port *s = dev_get_drvdata(port->dev);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-	unsigned int txlen, to_send, i;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned int txlen;
 
 	if (unlikely(port->x_char)) {
 		sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_THR_REG, port->x_char);
@@ -687,40 +687,30 @@ static void sc16is7xx_handle_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
 		uart_port_lock_irqsave(port, &flags);
 		sc16is7xx_stop_tx(port);
 		uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(port, flags);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Get length of data pending in circular buffer */
-	to_send = uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit);
-	if (likely(to_send)) {
-		/* Limit to space available in TX FIFO */
-		txlen = sc16is7xx_port_read(port, SC16IS7XX_TXLVL_REG);
-		if (txlen > SC16IS7XX_FIFO_SIZE) {
-			dev_err_ratelimited(port->dev,
-				"chip reports %d free bytes in TX fifo, but it only has %d",
-				txlen, SC16IS7XX_FIFO_SIZE);
-			txlen = 0;
-		}
-		to_send = (to_send > txlen) ? txlen : to_send;
-
-		/* Convert to linear buffer */
-		for (i = 0; i < to_send; ++i) {
-			s->buf[i] = xmit->buf[xmit->tail];
-			uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
-		}
-
-		sc16is7xx_fifo_write(port, s->buf, to_send);
+	/* Limit to space available in TX FIFO */
+	txlen = sc16is7xx_port_read(port, SC16IS7XX_TXLVL_REG);
+	if (txlen > SC16IS7XX_FIFO_SIZE) {
+		dev_err_ratelimited(port->dev,
+			"chip reports %d free bytes in TX fifo, but it only has %d",
+			txlen, SC16IS7XX_FIFO_SIZE);
+		txlen = 0;
 	}
 
+	txlen = uart_fifo_out(port, s->buf, txlen);
+	sc16is7xx_fifo_write(port, s->buf, txlen);
+
 	uart_port_lock_irqsave(port, &flags);
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		sc16is7xx_stop_tx(port);
 	else
 		sc16is7xx_ier_set(port, SC16IS7XX_IER_THRI_BIT);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sccnxp.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sccnxp.c
index f24217a560d7..6d1d142fd216 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sccnxp.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sccnxp.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static void sccnxp_handle_rx(struct uart_port *port)
 static void sccnxp_handle_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	u8 sr;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	struct sccnxp_port *s = dev_get_drvdata(port->dev);
 
 	if (unlikely(port->x_char)) {
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static void sccnxp_handle_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
 		/* Disable TX if FIFO is empty */
 		if (sccnxp_port_read(port, SCCNXP_SR_REG) & SR_TXEMT) {
 			sccnxp_disable_irq(port, IMR_TXRDY);
@@ -461,16 +461,20 @@ static void sccnxp_handle_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	while (1) {
+		unsigned char ch;
+
 		sr = sccnxp_port_read(port, SCCNXP_SR_REG);
 		if (!(sr & SR_TXRDY))
 			break;
 
-		sccnxp_port_write(port, SCCNXP_THR_REG, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(port, &ch))
+			break;
+
+		sccnxp_port_write(port, SCCNXP_THR_REG, ch);
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
index 525f3a2f7bd4..1183ca54ab92 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
@@ -484,18 +484,18 @@ static void tegra_uart_release_port(struct uart_port *u)
 
 static void tegra_uart_fill_tx_fifo(struct tegra_uart_port *tup, int max_bytes)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &tup->uport.state->xmit;
+	unsigned char ch;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < max_bytes; i++) {
-		BUG_ON(uart_circ_empty(xmit));
 		if (tup->cdata->tx_fifo_full_status) {
 			unsigned long lsr = tegra_uart_read(tup, UART_LSR);
 			if ((lsr & TEGRA_UART_LSR_TXFIFO_FULL))
 				break;
 		}
-		tegra_uart_write(tup, xmit->buf[xmit->tail], UART_TX);
-		uart_xmit_advance(&tup->uport, 1);
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!uart_fifo_get(&tup->uport, &ch)))
+			break;
+		tegra_uart_write(tup, ch, UART_TX);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ static void tegra_uart_start_pio_tx(struct tegra_uart_port *tup,
 static void tegra_uart_tx_dma_complete(void *args)
 {
 	struct tegra_uart_port *tup = args;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &tup->uport.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &tup->uport.state->port;
 	struct dma_tx_state state;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int count;
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static void tegra_uart_tx_dma_complete(void *args)
 	uart_port_lock_irqsave(&tup->uport, &flags);
 	uart_xmit_advance(&tup->uport, count);
 	tup->tx_in_progress = 0;
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&tup->uport);
 	tegra_uart_start_next_tx(tup);
 	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&tup->uport, flags);
@@ -534,11 +534,14 @@ static void tegra_uart_tx_dma_complete(void *args)
 static int tegra_uart_start_tx_dma(struct tegra_uart_port *tup,
 		unsigned long count)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &tup->uport.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &tup->uport.state->port;
 	dma_addr_t tx_phys_addr;
+	unsigned int tail;
 
 	tup->tx_bytes = count & ~(0xF);
-	tx_phys_addr = tup->tx_dma_buf_phys + xmit->tail;
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(kfifo_out_linear(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail,
+			UART_XMIT_SIZE) < count);
+	tx_phys_addr = tup->tx_dma_buf_phys + tail;
 
 	dma_sync_single_for_device(tup->uport.dev, tx_phys_addr,
 				   tup->tx_bytes, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
@@ -562,18 +565,21 @@ static int tegra_uart_start_tx_dma(struct tegra_uart_port *tup,
 
 static void tegra_uart_start_next_tx(struct tegra_uart_port *tup)
 {
+	struct tty_port *tport = &tup->uport.state->port;
+	unsigned char *tail_ptr;
 	unsigned long tail;
-	unsigned long count;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &tup->uport.state->xmit;
+	unsigned int count;
 
 	if (!tup->current_baud)
 		return;
 
-	tail = (unsigned long)&xmit->buf[xmit->tail];
-	count = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
+	count = kfifo_out_linear_ptr(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail_ptr,
+			UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 	if (!count)
 		return;
 
+	tail = (unsigned long)tail_ptr;
+
 	if (tup->use_tx_pio || count < TEGRA_UART_MIN_DMA)
 		tegra_uart_start_pio_tx(tup, count);
 	else if (BYTES_TO_ALIGN(tail) > 0)
@@ -586,9 +592,9 @@ static void tegra_uart_start_next_tx(struct tegra_uart_port *tup)
 static void tegra_uart_start_tx(struct uart_port *u)
 {
 	struct tegra_uart_port *tup = to_tegra_uport(u);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &u->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &u->state->port;
 
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !tup->tx_in_progress)
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) && !tup->tx_in_progress)
 		tegra_uart_start_next_tx(tup);
 }
 
@@ -628,11 +634,11 @@ static void tegra_uart_stop_tx(struct uart_port *u)
 
 static void tegra_uart_handle_tx_pio(struct tegra_uart_port *tup)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &tup->uport.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &tup->uport.state->port;
 
 	tegra_uart_fill_tx_fifo(tup, tup->tx_bytes);
 	tup->tx_in_progress = 0;
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&tup->uport);
 	tegra_uart_start_next_tx(tup);
 }
@@ -1169,15 +1175,14 @@ static int tegra_uart_dma_channel_allocate(struct tegra_uart_port *tup,
 		tup->rx_dma_buf_virt = dma_buf;
 		tup->rx_dma_buf_phys = dma_phys;
 	} else {
+		dma_buf = tup->uport.state->port.xmit_buf;
 		dma_phys = dma_map_single(tup->uport.dev,
-			tup->uport.state->xmit.buf, UART_XMIT_SIZE,
-			DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+			dma_buf, UART_XMIT_SIZE, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 		if (dma_mapping_error(tup->uport.dev, dma_phys)) {
 			dev_err(tup->uport.dev, "dma_map_single tx failed\n");
 			dma_release_channel(dma_chan);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
-		dma_buf = tup->uport.state->xmit.buf;
 		dma_sconfig.dst_addr = tup->uport.mapbase;
 		dma_sconfig.dst_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_1_BYTE;
 		dma_sconfig.dst_maxburst = 16;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index ff85ebd3a007..3c0931fba1c6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -272,9 +272,10 @@ static int uart_port_startup(struct tty_struct *tty, struct uart_state *state,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	uart_port_lock(state, flags);
-	if (!state->xmit.buf) {
-		state->xmit.buf = (unsigned char *) page;
-		uart_circ_clear(&state->xmit);
+	if (!state->port.xmit_buf) {
+		state->port.xmit_buf = (unsigned char *)page;
+		kfifo_init(&state->port.xmit_fifo, state->port.xmit_buf,
+				PAGE_SIZE);
 		uart_port_unlock(uport, flags);
 	} else {
 		uart_port_unlock(uport, flags);
@@ -387,8 +388,9 @@ static void uart_shutdown(struct tty_struct *tty, struct uart_state *state)
 	 * can endup in printk() recursion.
 	 */
 	uart_port_lock(state, flags);
-	xmit_buf = state->xmit.buf;
-	state->xmit.buf = NULL;
+	xmit_buf = port->xmit_buf;
+	port->xmit_buf = NULL;
+	INIT_KFIFO(port->xmit_fifo);
 	uart_port_unlock(uport, flags);
 
 	free_page((unsigned long)xmit_buf);
@@ -552,22 +554,17 @@ static int uart_put_char(struct tty_struct *tty, u8 c)
 {
 	struct uart_state *state = tty->driver_data;
 	struct uart_port *port;
-	struct circ_buf *circ;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	circ = &state->xmit;
 	port = uart_port_lock(state, flags);
-	if (!circ->buf) {
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!state->port.xmit_buf)) {
 		uart_port_unlock(port, flags);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (port && uart_circ_chars_free(circ) != 0) {
-		circ->buf[circ->head] = c;
-		circ->head = (circ->head + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		ret = 1;
-	}
+	if (port)
+		ret = kfifo_put(&state->port.xmit_fifo, c);
 	uart_port_unlock(port, flags);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -581,9 +578,8 @@ static ssize_t uart_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const u8 *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct uart_state *state = tty->driver_data;
 	struct uart_port *port;
-	struct circ_buf *circ;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int c, ret = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * This means you called this function _after_ the port was
@@ -593,24 +589,13 @@ static ssize_t uart_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const u8 *buf, size_t count)
 		return -EL3HLT;
 
 	port = uart_port_lock(state, flags);
-	circ = &state->xmit;
-	if (!circ->buf) {
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!state->port.xmit_buf)) {
 		uart_port_unlock(port, flags);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	while (port) {
-		c = CIRC_SPACE_TO_END(circ->head, circ->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
-		if (count < c)
-			c = count;
-		if (c <= 0)
-			break;
-		memcpy(circ->buf + circ->head, buf, c);
-		circ->head = (circ->head + c) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		buf += c;
-		count -= c;
-		ret += c;
-	}
+	if (port)
+		ret = kfifo_in(&state->port.xmit_fifo, buf, count);
 
 	__uart_start(state);
 	uart_port_unlock(port, flags);
@@ -625,7 +610,7 @@ static unsigned int uart_write_room(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	unsigned int ret;
 
 	port = uart_port_lock(state, flags);
-	ret = uart_circ_chars_free(&state->xmit);
+	ret = kfifo_avail(&state->port.xmit_fifo);
 	uart_port_unlock(port, flags);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -638,7 +623,7 @@ static unsigned int uart_chars_in_buffer(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	unsigned int ret;
 
 	port = uart_port_lock(state, flags);
-	ret = uart_circ_chars_pending(&state->xmit);
+	ret = kfifo_len(&state->port.xmit_fifo);
 	uart_port_unlock(port, flags);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -661,7 +646,7 @@ static void uart_flush_buffer(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	port = uart_port_lock(state, flags);
 	if (!port)
 		return;
-	uart_circ_clear(&state->xmit);
+	kfifo_reset(&state->port.xmit_fifo);
 	if (port->ops->flush_buffer)
 		port->ops->flush_buffer(port);
 	uart_port_unlock(port, flags);
@@ -1064,7 +1049,7 @@ static int uart_get_lsr_info(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	 * interrupt happens).
 	 */
 	if (uport->x_char ||
-	    ((uart_circ_chars_pending(&state->xmit) > 0) &&
+	    (!kfifo_is_empty(&state->port.xmit_fifo) &&
 	     !uart_tx_stopped(uport)))
 		result &= ~TIOCSER_TEMT;
 
@@ -1788,8 +1773,9 @@ static void uart_tty_port_shutdown(struct tty_port *port)
 	 * Free the transmit buffer.
 	 */
 	uart_port_lock_irq(uport);
-	buf = state->xmit.buf;
-	state->xmit.buf = NULL;
+	buf = port->xmit_buf;
+	port->xmit_buf = NULL;
+	INIT_KFIFO(port->xmit_fifo);
 	uart_port_unlock_irq(uport);
 
 	free_page((unsigned long)buf);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_port.c
index 22b9eeb23e68..3408c8827561 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_port.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 static int __serial_port_busy(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	return !uart_tx_stopped(port) &&
-		uart_circ_chars_pending(&port->state->xmit);
+		!kfifo_is_empty(&port->state->port.xmit_fifo);
 }
 
 static int serial_port_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
index e512eaa57ed5..97031db26ae4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static void sci_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 			sci_serial_out(port, SCSCR, new);
 	}
 
-	if (s->chan_tx && !uart_circ_empty(&s->port.state->xmit) &&
+	if (s->chan_tx && !kfifo_is_empty(&port->state->port.xmit_fifo) &&
 	    dma_submit_error(s->cookie_tx)) {
 		if (s->cfg->regtype == SCIx_RZ_SCIFA_REGTYPE)
 			/* Switch irq from SCIF to DMA */
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ static int sci_rxfill(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static void sci_transmit_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	unsigned int stopped = uart_tx_stopped(port);
 	unsigned short status;
 	unsigned short ctrl;
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ static void sci_transmit_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 	status = sci_serial_in(port, SCxSR);
 	if (!(status & SCxSR_TDxE(port))) {
 		ctrl = sci_serial_in(port, SCSCR);
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+		if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 			ctrl &= ~SCSCR_TIE;
 		else
 			ctrl |= SCSCR_TIE;
@@ -842,15 +842,14 @@ static void sci_transmit_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 		if (port->x_char) {
 			c = port->x_char;
 			port->x_char = 0;
-		} else if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !stopped) {
-			c = xmit->buf[xmit->tail];
-			xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		} else if (port->type == PORT_SCI && uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
-			ctrl = sci_serial_in(port, SCSCR);
-			ctrl &= ~SCSCR_TE;
-			sci_serial_out(port, SCSCR, ctrl);
-			return;
-		} else {
+		} else if (stopped || !kfifo_get(&tport->xmit_fifo, &c)) {
+			if (port->type == PORT_SCI &&
+				   kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
+				ctrl = sci_serial_in(port, SCSCR);
+				ctrl &= ~SCSCR_TE;
+				sci_serial_out(port, SCSCR, ctrl);
+				return;
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -861,9 +860,9 @@ static void sci_transmit_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	sci_clear_SCxSR(port, SCxSR_TDxE_CLEAR(port));
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		if (port->type == PORT_SCI) {
 			ctrl = sci_serial_in(port, SCSCR);
 			ctrl &= ~SCSCR_TIE;
@@ -1199,7 +1198,7 @@ static void sci_dma_tx_complete(void *arg)
 {
 	struct sci_port *s = arg;
 	struct uart_port *port = &s->port;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	dev_dbg(port->dev, "%s(%d)\n", __func__, port->line);
@@ -1208,10 +1207,10 @@ static void sci_dma_tx_complete(void *arg)
 
 	uart_xmit_advance(port, s->tx_dma_len);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		s->cookie_tx = 0;
 		schedule_work(&s->work_tx);
 	} else {
@@ -1424,10 +1423,10 @@ static void sci_dma_tx_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc;
 	struct dma_chan *chan = s->chan_tx;
 	struct uart_port *port = &s->port;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned int tail;
 	dma_addr_t buf;
-	int head, tail;
 
 	/*
 	 * DMA is idle now.
@@ -1437,10 +1436,9 @@ static void sci_dma_tx_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * consistent xmit buffer state.
 	 */
 	uart_port_lock_irq(port);
-	head = xmit->head;
-	tail = xmit->tail;
+	s->tx_dma_len = kfifo_out_linear(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail,
+			UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 	buf = s->tx_dma_addr + tail;
-	s->tx_dma_len = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(head, tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 	if (!s->tx_dma_len) {
 		/* Transmit buffer has been flushed */
 		uart_port_unlock_irq(port);
@@ -1469,8 +1467,8 @@ static void sci_dma_tx_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	uart_port_unlock_irq(port);
-	dev_dbg(port->dev, "%s: %p: %d...%d, cookie %d\n",
-		__func__, xmit->buf, tail, head, s->cookie_tx);
+	dev_dbg(port->dev, "%s: %p: %u, cookie %d\n",
+		__func__, tport->xmit_buf, tail, s->cookie_tx);
 
 	dma_async_issue_pending(chan);
 	return;
@@ -1585,6 +1583,7 @@ static struct dma_chan *sci_request_dma_chan(struct uart_port *port,
 static void sci_request_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct sci_port *s = to_sci_port(port);
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	struct dma_chan *chan;
 
 	dev_dbg(port->dev, "%s: port %d\n", __func__, port->line);
@@ -1613,7 +1612,7 @@ static void sci_request_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 	if (chan) {
 		/* UART circular tx buffer is an aligned page. */
 		s->tx_dma_addr = dma_map_single(chan->device->dev,
-						port->state->xmit.buf,
+						tport->xmit_buf,
 						UART_XMIT_SIZE,
 						DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 		if (dma_mapping_error(chan->device->dev, s->tx_dma_addr)) {
@@ -1622,7 +1621,7 @@ static void sci_request_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 		} else {
 			dev_dbg(port->dev, "%s: mapped %lu@%p to %pad\n",
 				__func__, UART_XMIT_SIZE,
-				port->state->xmit.buf, &s->tx_dma_addr);
+				tport->xmit_buf, &s->tx_dma_addr);
 
 			INIT_WORK(&s->work_tx, sci_dma_tx_work_fn);
 			s->chan_tx_saved = s->chan_tx = chan;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sprd_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sprd_serial.c
index 15f14fa593da..3fc54cc02a1f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sprd_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sprd_serial.c
@@ -227,13 +227,13 @@ static int sprd_tx_buf_remap(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct sprd_uart_port *sp =
 		container_of(port, struct sprd_uart_port, port);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
+	unsigned char *tail;
 
-	sp->tx_dma.trans_len =
-		CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
+	sp->tx_dma.trans_len = kfifo_out_linear_ptr(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail,
+			UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 
-	sp->tx_dma.phys_addr = dma_map_single(port->dev,
-					      (void *)&(xmit->buf[xmit->tail]),
+	sp->tx_dma.phys_addr = dma_map_single(port->dev, tail,
 					      sp->tx_dma.trans_len,
 					      DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	return dma_mapping_error(port->dev, sp->tx_dma.phys_addr);
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static void sprd_complete_tx_dma(void *data)
 	struct uart_port *port = (struct uart_port *)data;
 	struct sprd_uart_port *sp =
 		container_of(port, struct sprd_uart_port, port);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	uart_port_lock_irqsave(port, &flags);
@@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ static void sprd_complete_tx_dma(void *data)
 
 	uart_xmit_advance(port, sp->tx_dma.trans_len);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || sprd_tx_buf_remap(port) ||
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || sprd_tx_buf_remap(port) ||
 	    sprd_tx_dma_config(port))
 		sp->tx_dma.trans_len = 0;
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static void sprd_start_tx_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct sprd_uart_port *sp =
 		container_of(port, struct sprd_uart_port, port);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 
 	if (port->x_char) {
 		serial_out(port, SPRD_TXD, port->x_char);
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static void sprd_start_tx_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
 		sprd_stop_tx_dma(port);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c b/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c
index a23e59551848..f91753a40a69 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ static unsigned int asc_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 /* There are probably characters waiting to be transmitted. */
 static void asc_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		asc_enable_tx_interrupts(port);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
index 58d169e5c1db..8c66abcfe6ca 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
@@ -696,18 +696,23 @@ static void stm32_usart_transmit_chars_pio(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct stm32_port *stm32_port = to_stm32_port(port);
 	const struct stm32_usart_offsets *ofs = &stm32_port->info->ofs;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
+
+	while (1) {
+		unsigned char ch;
 
-	while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
 		/* Check that TDR is empty before filling FIFO */
 		if (!(readl_relaxed(port->membase + ofs->isr) & USART_SR_TXE))
 			break;
-		writel_relaxed(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], port->membase + ofs->tdr);
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
+
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(port, &ch))
+			break;
+
+		writel_relaxed(ch, port->membase + ofs->tdr);
 	}
 
 	/* rely on TXE irq (mask or unmask) for sending remaining data */
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		stm32_usart_tx_interrupt_disable(port);
 	else
 		stm32_usart_tx_interrupt_enable(port);
@@ -716,7 +721,7 @@ static void stm32_usart_transmit_chars_pio(struct uart_port *port)
 static void stm32_usart_transmit_chars_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct stm32_port *stm32port = to_stm32_port(port);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc = NULL;
 	unsigned int count;
 	int ret;
@@ -728,25 +733,8 @@ static void stm32_usart_transmit_chars_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	count = uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit);
-
-	if (count > TX_BUF_L)
-		count = TX_BUF_L;
-
-	if (xmit->tail < xmit->head) {
-		memcpy(&stm32port->tx_buf[0], &xmit->buf[xmit->tail], count);
-	} else {
-		size_t one = UART_XMIT_SIZE - xmit->tail;
-		size_t two;
-
-		if (one > count)
-			one = count;
-		two = count - one;
-
-		memcpy(&stm32port->tx_buf[0], &xmit->buf[xmit->tail], one);
-		if (two)
-			memcpy(&stm32port->tx_buf[one], &xmit->buf[0], two);
-	}
+	count =	kfifo_out_peek(&tport->xmit_fifo, &stm32port->tx_buf[0],
+			TX_BUF_L);
 
 	desc = dmaengine_prep_slave_single(stm32port->tx_ch,
 					   stm32port->tx_dma_buf,
@@ -792,14 +780,14 @@ static void stm32_usart_transmit_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct stm32_port *stm32_port = to_stm32_port(port);
 	const struct stm32_usart_offsets *ofs = &stm32_port->info->ofs;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	u32 isr;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!stm32_port->hw_flow_control &&
 	    port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED &&
 	    (port->x_char ||
-	     !(uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)))) {
+	     !(kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port)))) {
 		stm32_usart_tc_interrupt_disable(port);
 		stm32_usart_rs485_rts_enable(port);
 	}
@@ -826,7 +814,7 @@ static void stm32_usart_transmit_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
 		stm32_usart_tx_interrupt_disable(port);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -841,10 +829,10 @@ static void stm32_usart_transmit_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 	else
 		stm32_usart_transmit_chars_pio(port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		stm32_usart_tx_interrupt_disable(port);
 		if (!stm32_port->hw_flow_control &&
 		    port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) {
@@ -967,9 +955,9 @@ static void stm32_usart_stop_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 /* There are probably characters waiting to be transmitted. */
 static void stm32_usart_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !port->x_char) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) && !port->x_char) {
 		stm32_usart_rs485_rts_disable(port);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sunhv.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sunhv.c
index 8d612ab80680..7f60679fdde1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sunhv.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sunhv.c
@@ -39,10 +39,13 @@ static char *con_read_page;
 
 static int hung_up = 0;
 
-static void transmit_chars_putchar(struct uart_port *port, struct circ_buf *xmit)
+static void transmit_chars_putchar(struct uart_port *port,
+		struct tty_port *tport)
 {
-	while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
-		long status = sun4v_con_putchar(xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
+	unsigned char ch;
+
+	while (kfifo_peek(&tport->xmit_fifo, &ch)) {
+		long status = sun4v_con_putchar(ch);
 
 		if (status != HV_EOK)
 			break;
@@ -51,14 +54,16 @@ static void transmit_chars_putchar(struct uart_port *port, struct circ_buf *xmit
 	}
 }
 
-static void transmit_chars_write(struct uart_port *port, struct circ_buf *xmit)
+static void transmit_chars_write(struct uart_port *port, struct tty_port *tport)
 {
-	while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
-		unsigned long ra = __pa(xmit->buf + xmit->tail);
-		unsigned long len, status, sent;
+	while (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
+		unsigned long len, ra, status, sent;
+		unsigned char *tail;
+
+		len = kfifo_out_linear_ptr(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail,
+				UART_XMIT_SIZE);
+		ra = __pa(tail);
 
-		len = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail,
-				      UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 		status = sun4v_con_write(ra, len, &sent);
 		if (status != HV_EOK)
 			break;
@@ -165,7 +170,7 @@ static int receive_chars_read(struct uart_port *port)
 }
 
 struct sunhv_ops {
-	void (*transmit_chars)(struct uart_port *port, struct circ_buf *xmit);
+	void (*transmit_chars)(struct uart_port *port, struct tty_port *tport);
 	int (*receive_chars)(struct uart_port *port);
 };
 
@@ -196,18 +201,18 @@ static struct tty_port *receive_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static void transmit_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport;
 
 	if (!port->state)
 		return;
 
-	xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port))
+	tport = &port->state->port;
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port))
 		return;
 
-	sunhv_ops->transmit_chars(port, xmit);
+	sunhv_ops->transmit_chars(port, tport);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sunplus-uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sunplus-uart.c
index f5e29eb4a4ce..abf7c449308d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sunplus-uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sunplus-uart.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static void sunplus_break_ctl(struct uart_port *port, int ctl)
 
 static void transmit_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 
 	if (port->x_char) {
 		sp_uart_put_char(port, port->x_char);
@@ -209,22 +209,24 @@ static void transmit_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
 		sunplus_stop_tx(port);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	do {
-		sp_uart_put_char(port, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+		unsigned char ch;
+
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(port, &ch))
 			break;
+
+		sp_uart_put_char(port, ch);
 	} while (sunplus_tx_buf_not_full(port));
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		sunplus_stop_tx(port);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sunsab.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sunsab.c
index 1ea2f33a07a7..1acbe2fba746 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sunsab.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sunsab.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static void sunsab_tx_idle(struct uart_sunsab_port *);
 static void transmit_chars(struct uart_sunsab_port *up,
 			   union sab82532_irq_status *stat)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &up->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &up->port.state->port;
 	int i;
 
 	if (stat->sreg.isr1 & SAB82532_ISR1_ALLS) {
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static void transmit_chars(struct uart_sunsab_port *up,
 	set_bit(SAB82532_XPR, &up->irqflags);
 	sunsab_tx_idle(up);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(&up->port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(&up->port)) {
 		up->interrupt_mask1 |= SAB82532_IMR1_XPR;
 		writeb(up->interrupt_mask1, &up->regs->w.imr1);
 		return;
@@ -265,21 +265,22 @@ static void transmit_chars(struct uart_sunsab_port *up,
 	/* Stuff 32 bytes into Transmit FIFO. */
 	clear_bit(SAB82532_XPR, &up->irqflags);
 	for (i = 0; i < up->port.fifosize; i++) {
-		writeb(xmit->buf[xmit->tail],
-		       &up->regs->w.xfifo[i]);
-		uart_xmit_advance(&up->port, 1);
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+		unsigned char ch;
+
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(&up->port, &ch))
 			break;
+
+		writeb(ch, &up->regs->w.xfifo[i]);
 	}
 
 	/* Issue a Transmit Frame command. */
 	sunsab_cec_wait(up);
 	writeb(SAB82532_CMDR_XF, &up->regs->w.cmdr);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&up->port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		sunsab_stop_tx(&up->port);
 }
 
@@ -435,10 +436,10 @@ static void sunsab_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct uart_sunsab_port *up =
 		container_of(port, struct uart_sunsab_port, port);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &up->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &up->port.state->port;
 	int i;
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port))
 		return;
 
 	up->interrupt_mask1 &= ~(SAB82532_IMR1_ALLS|SAB82532_IMR1_XPR);
@@ -451,11 +452,12 @@ static void sunsab_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 	clear_bit(SAB82532_XPR, &up->irqflags);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < up->port.fifosize; i++) {
-		writeb(xmit->buf[xmit->tail],
-		       &up->regs->w.xfifo[i]);
-		uart_xmit_advance(&up->port, 1);
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+		unsigned char ch;
+
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(&up->port, &ch))
 			break;
+
+		writeb(ch, &up->regs->w.xfifo[i]);
 	}
 
 	/* Issue a Transmit Frame command.  */
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sunsu.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sunsu.c
index c8b65f4b2710..67a5fc70bb4b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sunsu.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sunsu.c
@@ -396,7 +396,8 @@ receive_chars(struct uart_sunsu_port *up, unsigned char *status)
 
 static void transmit_chars(struct uart_sunsu_port *up)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &up->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &up->port.state->port;
+	unsigned char ch;
 	int count;
 
 	if (up->port.x_char) {
@@ -409,23 +410,23 @@ static void transmit_chars(struct uart_sunsu_port *up)
 		sunsu_stop_tx(&up->port);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		__stop_tx(up);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	count = up->port.fifosize;
 	do {
-		serial_out(up, UART_TX, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
-		uart_xmit_advance(&up->port, 1);
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(&up->port, &ch))
 			break;
+
+		serial_out(up, UART_TX, ch);
 	} while (--count > 0);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&up->port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		__stop_tx(up);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sunzilog.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sunzilog.c
index c99289c6c8f8..71758ad4241c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sunzilog.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sunzilog.c
@@ -453,7 +453,8 @@ static void sunzilog_status_handle(struct uart_sunzilog_port *up,
 static void sunzilog_transmit_chars(struct uart_sunzilog_port *up,
 				    struct zilog_channel __iomem *channel)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport;
+	unsigned char ch;
 
 	if (ZS_IS_CONS(up)) {
 		unsigned char status = readb(&channel->control);
@@ -496,21 +497,20 @@ static void sunzilog_transmit_chars(struct uart_sunzilog_port *up,
 
 	if (up->port.state == NULL)
 		goto ack_tx_int;
-	xmit = &up->port.state->xmit;
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-		goto ack_tx_int;
+	tport = &up->port.state->port;
 
 	if (uart_tx_stopped(&up->port))
 		goto ack_tx_int;
 
+	if (!uart_fifo_get(&up->port, &ch))
+		goto ack_tx_int;
+
 	up->flags |= SUNZILOG_FLAG_TX_ACTIVE;
-	writeb(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], &channel->data);
+	writeb(ch, &channel->data);
 	ZSDELAY();
 	ZS_WSYNC(channel);
 
-	uart_xmit_advance(&up->port, 1);
-
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&up->port);
 
 	return;
@@ -700,17 +700,16 @@ static void sunzilog_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 		port->icount.tx++;
 		port->x_char = 0;
 	} else {
-		struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+		struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
+		unsigned char ch;
 
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+		if (!uart_fifo_get(&up->port, &ch))
 			return;
-		writeb(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], &channel->data);
+		writeb(ch, &channel->data);
 		ZSDELAY();
 		ZS_WSYNC(channel);
 
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
-
-		if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+		if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 			uart_write_wakeup(&up->port);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/tegra-tcu.c b/drivers/tty/serial/tegra-tcu.c
index d9c78320eb02..21ca5fcadf49 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/tegra-tcu.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/tegra-tcu.c
@@ -91,15 +91,17 @@ static void tegra_tcu_write(struct tegra_tcu *tcu, const char *s,
 static void tegra_tcu_uart_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct tegra_tcu *tcu = port->private_data;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
-	unsigned long count;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
+	unsigned char *tail;
+	unsigned int count;
 
 	for (;;) {
-		count = CIRC_CNT_TO_END(xmit->head, xmit->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE);
+		count = kfifo_out_linear_ptr(&tport->xmit_fifo, &tail,
+				UART_XMIT_SIZE);
 		if (!count)
 			break;
 
-		tegra_tcu_write(tcu, &xmit->buf[xmit->tail], count);
+		tegra_tcu_write(tcu, tail, count);
 		uart_xmit_advance(port, count);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/timbuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/timbuart.c
index 4bc89a9b380a..43fa0938b5e3 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/timbuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/timbuart.c
@@ -95,14 +95,11 @@ static void timbuart_rx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static void timbuart_tx_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	unsigned char ch;
 
 	while (!(ioread32(port->membase + TIMBUART_ISR) & TXBF) &&
-		!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
-		iowrite8(xmit->buf[xmit->tail],
-			port->membase + TIMBUART_TXFIFO);
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
-	}
+			uart_fifo_get(port, &ch))
+		iowrite8(ch, port->membase + TIMBUART_TXFIFO);
 
 	dev_dbg(port->dev,
 		"%s - total written %d bytes, CTL: %x, RTS: %x, baud: %x\n",
@@ -117,9 +114,9 @@ static void timbuart_handle_tx_port(struct uart_port *port, u32 isr, u32 *ier)
 {
 	struct timbuart_port *uart =
 		container_of(port, struct timbuart_port, port);
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port))
 		return;
 
 	if (port->x_char)
@@ -130,7 +127,7 @@ static void timbuart_handle_tx_port(struct uart_port *port, u32 isr, u32 *ier)
 		/* clear all TX interrupts */
 		iowrite32(TXFLAGS, port->membase + TIMBUART_ISR);
 
-		if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+		if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 			uart_write_wakeup(port);
 	} else
 		/* Re-enable any tx interrupt */
@@ -141,7 +138,7 @@ static void timbuart_handle_tx_port(struct uart_port *port, u32 isr, u32 *ier)
 	 * we wake up the upper layer later when we got the interrupt
 	 * to give it some time to go out...
 	 */
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		*ier |= TXBAE;
 
 	dev_dbg(port->dev, "%s - leaving\n", __func__);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.c b/drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.c
index 10ba41b7be99..68357ac8ffe3 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.c
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ static int ulite_receive(struct uart_port *port, int stat)
 
 static int ulite_transmit(struct uart_port *port, int stat)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit  = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
+	unsigned char ch;
 
 	if (stat & ULITE_STATUS_TXFULL)
 		return 0;
@@ -201,14 +202,16 @@ static int ulite_transmit(struct uart_port *port, int stat)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port))
+	if (uart_tx_stopped(port))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!uart_fifo_get(port, &ch))
 		return 0;
 
-	uart_out32(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], ULITE_TX, port);
-	uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
+	uart_out32(ch, ULITE_TX, port);
 
 	/* wake up */
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
 	return 1;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/ucc_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/ucc_uart.c
index 397b95dff7ed..53bb8c5ef499 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/ucc_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/ucc_uart.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static int qe_uart_tx_pump(struct uart_qe_port *qe_port)
 	unsigned char *p;
 	unsigned int count;
 	struct uart_port *port = &qe_port->port;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 
 	/* Handle xon/xoff */
 	if (port->x_char) {
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static int qe_uart_tx_pump(struct uart_qe_port *qe_port)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
 		qe_uart_stop_tx(port);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -366,16 +366,10 @@ static int qe_uart_tx_pump(struct uart_qe_port *qe_port)
 	/* Pick next descriptor and fill from buffer */
 	bdp = qe_port->tx_cur;
 
-	while (!(ioread16be(&bdp->status) & BD_SC_READY) && !uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
-		count = 0;
+	while (!(ioread16be(&bdp->status) & BD_SC_READY) &&
+	       !kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		p = qe2cpu_addr(ioread32be(&bdp->buf), qe_port);
-		while (count < qe_port->tx_fifosize) {
-			*p++ = xmit->buf[xmit->tail];
-			uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
-			count++;
-			if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
-				break;
-		}
+		count =	uart_fifo_out(port, p, qe_port->tx_fifosize);
 
 		iowrite16be(count, &bdp->length);
 		qe_setbits_be16(&bdp->status, BD_SC_READY);
@@ -388,10 +382,10 @@ static int qe_uart_tx_pump(struct uart_qe_port *qe_port)
 	}
 	qe_port->tx_cur = bdp;
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo)) {
 		/* The kernel buffer is empty, so turn off TX interrupts.  We
 		   don't need to be told when the QE is finished transmitting
 		   the data. */
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
index 5f48ec37cb25..de3487206bcb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
@@ -425,32 +425,32 @@ static void cdns_uart_handle_tx(void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = (struct uart_port *)dev_id;
 	struct cdns_uart *cdns_uart = port->private_data;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &port->state->port;
 	unsigned int numbytes;
+	unsigned char ch;
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
 		/* Disable the TX Empty interrupt */
 		writel(CDNS_UART_IXR_TXEMPTY, port->membase + CDNS_UART_IDR);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	numbytes = port->fifosize;
-	while (numbytes && !uart_circ_empty(xmit) &&
-	       !(readl(port->membase + CDNS_UART_SR) & CDNS_UART_SR_TXFULL)) {
-
-		writel(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], port->membase + CDNS_UART_FIFO);
-		uart_xmit_advance(port, 1);
+	while (numbytes &&
+	       !(readl(port->membase + CDNS_UART_SR) & CDNS_UART_SR_TXFULL) &&
+	       uart_fifo_get(port, &ch)) {
+		writel(ch, port->membase + CDNS_UART_FIFO);
 		numbytes--;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
 
 	/* Enable the TX Empty interrupt */
 	writel(CDNS_UART_IXR_TXEMPTY, cdns_uart->port->membase + CDNS_UART_IER);
 
 	if (cdns_uart->port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED &&
-	    (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port))) {
+	    (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo) || uart_tx_stopped(port))) {
 		cdns_uart->tx_timer.function = &cdns_rs485_rx_callback;
 		hrtimer_start(&cdns_uart->tx_timer,
 			      ns_to_ktime(cdns_calc_after_tx_delay(cdns_uart)), HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ static void cdns_uart_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 	status |= CDNS_UART_CR_TX_EN;
 	writel(status, port->membase + CDNS_UART_CR);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(&port->state->xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&port->state->port.xmit_fifo))
 		return;
 
 	/* Clear the TX Empty interrupt */
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/zs.c b/drivers/tty/serial/zs.c
index 65ca4da6e368..79ea7108a0f3 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/zs.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/zs.c
@@ -606,7 +606,8 @@ static void zs_receive_chars(struct zs_port *zport)
 
 static void zs_raw_transmit_chars(struct zs_port *zport)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &zport->port.state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &zport->port.state->port;
+	unsigned char ch;
 
 	/* XON/XOFF chars.  */
 	if (zport->port.x_char) {
@@ -617,20 +618,20 @@ static void zs_raw_transmit_chars(struct zs_port *zport)
 	}
 
 	/* If nothing to do or stopped or hardware stopped.  */
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(&zport->port)) {
+	if (uart_tx_stopped(&zport->port) ||
+			!uart_fifo_get(&zport->port, &ch)) {
 		zs_raw_stop_tx(zport);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Send char.  */
-	write_zsdata(zport, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
-	uart_xmit_advance(&zport->port, 1);
+	write_zsdata(zport, ch);
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+	if (kfifo_len(&tport->xmit_fifo) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&zport->port);
 
 	/* Are we are done?  */
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (kfifo_is_empty(&tport->xmit_fifo))
 		zs_raw_stop_tx(zport);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index 0a0f6e21d40e..8cb65f50e830 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/circ_buf.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/tty.h>
@@ -699,7 +698,6 @@ struct uart_state {
 	struct tty_port		port;
 
 	enum uart_pm_state	pm_state;
-	struct circ_buf		xmit;
 
 	atomic_t		refcount;
 	wait_queue_head_t	remove_wait;
@@ -723,12 +721,35 @@ struct uart_state {
  */
 static inline void uart_xmit_advance(struct uart_port *up, unsigned int chars)
 {
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &up->state->xmit;
+	struct tty_port *tport = &up->state->port;
 
-	xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + chars) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
+	kfifo_skip_count(&tport->xmit_fifo, chars);
 	up->icount.tx += chars;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned int uart_fifo_out(struct uart_port *up,
+		unsigned char *buf, unsigned int chars)
+{
+	struct tty_port *tport = &up->state->port;
+
+	chars = kfifo_out(&tport->xmit_fifo, buf, chars);
+	up->icount.tx += chars;
+
+	return chars;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int uart_fifo_get(struct uart_port *up,
+		unsigned char *ch)
+{
+	struct tty_port *tport = &up->state->port;
+	unsigned int chars;
+
+	chars = kfifo_get(&tport->xmit_fifo, ch);
+	up->icount.tx += chars;
+
+	return chars;
+}
+
 struct module;
 struct tty_driver;
 
@@ -764,7 +785,7 @@ enum UART_TX_FLAGS {
 		       for_test, for_post)				      \
 ({									      \
 	struct uart_port *__port = (uport);				      \
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &__port->state->xmit;			      \
+	struct tty_port *__tport = &__port->state->port;		      \
 	unsigned int pending;						      \
 									      \
 	for (; (for_test) && (tx_ready); (for_post), __port->icount.tx++) {   \
@@ -775,17 +796,18 @@ enum UART_TX_FLAGS {
 			continue;					      \
 		}							      \
 									      \
-		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(__port))	      \
+		if (uart_tx_stopped(__port))				      \
+			break;						      \
+									      \
+		if (!kfifo_get(&__tport->xmit_fifo, &(ch)))		      \
 			break;						      \
 									      \
-		(ch) = xmit->buf[xmit->tail];				      \
 		(put_char);						      \
-		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) % UART_XMIT_SIZE;		      \
 	}								      \
 									      \
 	(tx_done);							      \
 									      \
-	pending = uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit);			      \
+	pending = kfifo_len(&__tport->xmit_fifo);			      \
 	if (pending < WAKEUP_CHARS) {					      \
 		uart_write_wakeup(__port);				      \
 									      \
@@ -974,15 +996,6 @@ bool uart_match_port(const struct uart_port *port1,
 int uart_suspend_port(struct uart_driver *reg, struct uart_port *port);
 int uart_resume_port(struct uart_driver *reg, struct uart_port *port);
 
-#define uart_circ_empty(circ)		((circ)->head == (circ)->tail)
-#define uart_circ_clear(circ)		((circ)->head = (circ)->tail = 0)
-
-#define uart_circ_chars_pending(circ)	\
-	(CIRC_CNT((circ)->head, (circ)->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE))
-
-#define uart_circ_chars_free(circ)	\
-	(CIRC_SPACE((circ)->head, (circ)->tail, UART_XMIT_SIZE))
-
 static inline int uart_tx_stopped(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct tty_struct *tty = port->state->port.tty;
