diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_parse.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_parse.c
index 9c2a5be..23c85af 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_parse.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_parse.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 
  finish:
 	of_dump_addr("OF: parent translation for:", addr, pna);
-	DBG("OF: with offset: %lx\n", offset);
+	DBG("OF: with offset: "PRu64"\n", offset);
 
 	/* Translate it into parent bus space */
 	return pbus->translate(addr, offset, pna);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
index cc2df5e..a058285 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 
 void (*udbg_putc)(char c);
-char (*udbg_getc)(void);
+int (*udbg_getc)(void);
 int (*udbg_getc_poll)(void);
 
 /* udbg library, used by xmon et al */
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
 
 int udbg_read(char *buf, int buflen)
 {
-	char c, *p = buf;
-	int i;
+	char *p = buf;
+	int i, c;
 
 	if (!udbg_getc)
 		return 0;
@@ -66,8 +66,11 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < buflen; ++i) {
 		do {
 			c = udbg_getc();
+			if (c == -1 && i == 0)
+				return -1;
+
 		} while (c == 0x11 || c == 0x13);
-		if (c == 0)
+		if (c == 0 || c == -1)
 			break;
 		*p++ = c;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c
index 28a58da..e58c048 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static char udbg_550_getc(void)
+static int udbg_550_getc(void)
 {
 	if (udbg_comport) {
 		while ((in_8(&udbg_comport->lsr) & LSR_DR) == 0)
 			/* wait for char */;
 		return in_8(&udbg_comport->rbr);
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return -1;
 }
 
 void udbg_init_uart(void __iomem *comport, unsigned int speed,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/udbg_adb.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/udbg_adb.c
index 3d5ed23..06c8265 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/udbg_adb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/udbg_adb.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  */
 
 static void (*udbg_adb_old_putc)(char c);
-static char (*udbg_adb_old_getc)(void);
+static int (*udbg_adb_old_getc)(void);
 static int (*udbg_adb_old_getc_poll)(void);
 
 static enum {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 	"\0.\0*\0+\0\0\0\0\0/\r\0-\0"			/* 0x40 - 0x4f */
 	"\0\0000123456789\0\0\0";			/* 0x50 - 0x5f */
 
-static char udbg_adb_local_getc(void)
+static int udbg_adb_local_getc(void)
 {
 	int k, t, on;
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT */
 
-static char udbg_adb_getc(void)
+static int udbg_adb_getc(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT
 	if (udbg_adb_use_btext && input_type != input_adb_none)
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 	 */
 	for (np = NULL; (np = of_find_node_by_name(np, "keyboard")) != NULL;) {
 		struct device_node *parent = of_get_parent(np);
-		int found = (parent && !strcmp(parent->type, "adb") == 0);
+		int found = (parent && strcmp(parent->type, "adb") == 0);
 		of_node_put(parent);
 		if (found)
 			break;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/udbg_scc.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/udbg_scc.c
index df6dec4..e87d53a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/udbg_scc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/udbg_scc.c
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static char udbg_scc_getc(void)
+static int udbg_scc_getc(void)
 {
 	if (sccc) {
 		while ((in_8(sccc) & SCC_RXRDY) == 0)
 			;
 		return in_8(sccd);
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static unsigned char scc_inittab[] = {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
index 615ffb9..1fe445a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 	return ch;
 }
 
-static char udbg_hvsi_getc(void)
+static int udbg_hvsi_getc(void)
 {
 	int ch;
 	for (;;) {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 	return ch;
 }
 
-static char udbg_getcLP(void)
+static int udbg_getcLP(void)
 {
 	int ch;
 	for (;;) {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
index c45a6ad..465b75c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@
  leave:
 	cpu_clear(cpu, cpus_in_xmon);
 	xmon_fault_jmp[cpu] = NULL;
-
 #else
 	/* UP is simple... */
 	if (in_xmon) {
@@ -805,7 +804,10 @@
 			break;
 		case 'x':
 		case 'X':
+			return cmd;
 		case EOF:
+			printf(" <no input ...>\n");
+			mdelay(2000);
 			return cmd;
 		case '?':
 			printf(help_string);