diff --git a/drivers/char/synclink.c b/drivers/char/synclink.c
index 5e4b2e6..734098f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/synclink.c
+++ b/drivers/char/synclink.c
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@
  
 struct mgsl_struct {
 	int			magic;
-	int			flags;
-	int			count;		/* count of opens */
+	struct tty_port		port;
 	int			line;
 	int                     hw_version;
 	unsigned short		close_delay;
@@ -189,10 +188,8 @@
 	
 	struct mgsl_icount	icount;
 	
-	struct tty_struct 	*tty;
 	int			timeout;
 	int			x_char;		/* xon/xoff character */
-	int			blocked_open;	/* # of blocked opens */
 	u16			read_status_mask;
 	u16			ignore_status_mask;	
 	unsigned char 		*xmit_buf;
@@ -200,9 +197,6 @@
 	int			xmit_tail;
 	int			xmit_cnt;
 	
-	wait_queue_head_t	open_wait;
-	wait_queue_head_t	close_wait;
-	
 	wait_queue_head_t	status_event_wait_q;
 	wait_queue_head_t	event_wait_q;
 	struct timer_list	tx_timer;	/* HDLC transmit timeout timer */
@@ -1134,7 +1128,7 @@
 
 static void mgsl_bh_transmit(struct mgsl_struct *info)
 {
-	struct tty_struct *tty = info->tty;
+	struct tty_struct *tty = info->port.tty;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	
 	if ( debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_BH )
@@ -1276,7 +1270,7 @@
 	else 
 #endif
 	{
-		if (info->tty->stopped || info->tty->hw_stopped) {
+		if (info->port.tty->stopped || info->port.tty->hw_stopped) {
 			usc_stop_transmitter(info);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -1357,29 +1351,29 @@
 		wake_up_interruptible(&info->status_event_wait_q);
 		wake_up_interruptible(&info->event_wait_q);
 
-		if ( (info->flags & ASYNC_CHECK_CD) && 
+		if ( (info->port.flags & ASYNC_CHECK_CD) && 
 		     (status & MISCSTATUS_DCD_LATCHED) ) {
 			if ( debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_ISR )
 				printk("%s CD now %s...", info->device_name,
 				       (status & MISCSTATUS_DCD) ? "on" : "off");
 			if (status & MISCSTATUS_DCD)
-				wake_up_interruptible(&info->open_wait);
+				wake_up_interruptible(&info->port.open_wait);
 			else {
 				if ( debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_ISR )
 					printk("doing serial hangup...");
-				if (info->tty)
-					tty_hangup(info->tty);
+				if (info->port.tty)
+					tty_hangup(info->port.tty);
 			}
 		}
 	
-		if ( (info->flags & ASYNC_CTS_FLOW) && 
+		if ( (info->port.flags & ASYNC_CTS_FLOW) && 
 		     (status & MISCSTATUS_CTS_LATCHED) ) {
-			if (info->tty->hw_stopped) {
+			if (info->port.tty->hw_stopped) {
 				if (status & MISCSTATUS_CTS) {
 					if ( debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_ISR )
 						printk("CTS tx start...");
-					if (info->tty)
-						info->tty->hw_stopped = 0;
+					if (info->port.tty)
+						info->port.tty->hw_stopped = 0;
 					usc_start_transmitter(info);
 					info->pending_bh |= BH_TRANSMIT;
 					return;
@@ -1388,8 +1382,8 @@
 				if (!(status & MISCSTATUS_CTS)) {
 					if ( debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_ISR )
 						printk("CTS tx stop...");
-					if (info->tty)
-						info->tty->hw_stopped = 1;
+					if (info->port.tty)
+						info->port.tty->hw_stopped = 1;
 					usc_stop_transmitter(info);
 				}
 			}
@@ -1423,7 +1417,7 @@
 			
 	usc_ClearIrqPendingBits( info, TRANSMIT_DATA );
 	
-	if (info->tty->stopped || info->tty->hw_stopped) {
+	if (info->port.tty->stopped || info->port.tty->hw_stopped) {
 		usc_stop_transmitter(info);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1453,7 +1447,7 @@
 	u16 status;
 	int work = 0;
 	unsigned char DataByte;
- 	struct tty_struct *tty = info->tty;
+ 	struct tty_struct *tty = info->port.tty;
  	struct	mgsl_icount *icount = &info->icount;
 	
 	if ( debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_ISR )	
@@ -1514,7 +1508,7 @@
 		
 			if (status & RXSTATUS_BREAK_RECEIVED) {
 				flag = TTY_BREAK;
-				if (info->flags & ASYNC_SAK)
+				if (info->port.flags & ASYNC_SAK)
 					do_SAK(tty);
 			} else if (status & RXSTATUS_PARITY_ERROR)
 				flag = TTY_PARITY;
@@ -1771,7 +1765,7 @@
 	if ( debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO )
 		printk("%s(%d):mgsl_startup(%s)\n",__FILE__,__LINE__,info->device_name);
 		
-	if (info->flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED)
+	if (info->port.flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED)
 		return 0;
 	
 	if (!info->xmit_buf) {
@@ -1798,8 +1792,8 @@
 		retval = mgsl_adapter_test(info);
 		
 	if ( retval ) {
-  		if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) && info->tty)
-			set_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &info->tty->flags);
+  		if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) && info->port.tty)
+			set_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &info->port.tty->flags);
 		mgsl_release_resources(info);
   		return retval;
   	}
@@ -1807,10 +1801,10 @@
 	/* program hardware for current parameters */
 	mgsl_change_params(info);
 	
-	if (info->tty)
-		clear_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &info->tty->flags);
+	if (info->port.tty)
+		clear_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &info->port.tty->flags);
 
-	info->flags |= ASYNC_INITIALIZED;
+	info->port.flags |= ASYNC_INITIALIZED;
 	
 	return 0;
 	
@@ -1827,7 +1821,7 @@
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	
-	if (!(info->flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED))
+	if (!(info->port.flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED))
 		return;
 
 	if (debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO)
@@ -1864,7 +1858,7 @@
 	/* on the ISA adapter. This has no effect for the PCI adapter */
 	usc_OutReg(info, PCR, (u16)((usc_InReg(info, PCR) | BIT13) | BIT12));
 	
- 	if (!info->tty || info->tty->termios->c_cflag & HUPCL) {
+ 	if (!info->port.tty || info->port.tty->termios->c_cflag & HUPCL) {
  		info->serial_signals &= ~(SerialSignal_DTR + SerialSignal_RTS);
 		usc_set_serial_signals(info);
 	}
@@ -1873,10 +1867,10 @@
 
 	mgsl_release_resources(info);	
 	
-	if (info->tty)
-		set_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &info->tty->flags);
+	if (info->port.tty)
+		set_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &info->port.tty->flags);
 
-	info->flags &= ~ASYNC_INITIALIZED;
+	info->port.flags &= ~ASYNC_INITIALIZED;
 	
 }	/* end of shutdown() */
 
@@ -1908,7 +1902,7 @@
 	usc_EnableInterrupts(info, IO_PIN);
 	usc_get_serial_signals(info);
 		
-	if (info->netcount || info->tty->termios->c_cflag & CREAD)
+	if (info->netcount || info->port.tty->termios->c_cflag & CREAD)
 		usc_start_receiver(info);
 		
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&info->irq_spinlock,flags);
@@ -1921,14 +1915,14 @@
 	unsigned cflag;
 	int bits_per_char;
 
-	if (!info->tty || !info->tty->termios)
+	if (!info->port.tty || !info->port.tty->termios)
 		return;
 		
 	if (debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO)
 		printk("%s(%d):mgsl_change_params(%s)\n",
 			 __FILE__,__LINE__, info->device_name );
 			 
-	cflag = info->tty->termios->c_cflag;
+	cflag = info->port.tty->termios->c_cflag;
 
 	/* if B0 rate (hangup) specified then negate DTR and RTS */
 	/* otherwise assert DTR and RTS */
@@ -1976,7 +1970,7 @@
 	 * current data rate.
 	 */
 	if (info->params.data_rate <= 460800)
-		info->params.data_rate = tty_get_baud_rate(info->tty);
+		info->params.data_rate = tty_get_baud_rate(info->port.tty);
 	
 	if ( info->params.data_rate ) {
 		info->timeout = (32*HZ*bits_per_char) / 
@@ -1985,31 +1979,31 @@
 	info->timeout += HZ/50;		/* Add .02 seconds of slop */
 
 	if (cflag & CRTSCTS)
-		info->flags |= ASYNC_CTS_FLOW;
+		info->port.flags |= ASYNC_CTS_FLOW;
 	else
-		info->flags &= ~ASYNC_CTS_FLOW;
+		info->port.flags &= ~ASYNC_CTS_FLOW;
 		
 	if (cflag & CLOCAL)
-		info->flags &= ~ASYNC_CHECK_CD;
+		info->port.flags &= ~ASYNC_CHECK_CD;
 	else
-		info->flags |= ASYNC_CHECK_CD;
+		info->port.flags |= ASYNC_CHECK_CD;
 
 	/* process tty input control flags */
 	
 	info->read_status_mask = RXSTATUS_OVERRUN;
-	if (I_INPCK(info->tty))
+	if (I_INPCK(info->port.tty))
 		info->read_status_mask |= RXSTATUS_PARITY_ERROR | RXSTATUS_FRAMING_ERROR;
- 	if (I_BRKINT(info->tty) || I_PARMRK(info->tty))
+ 	if (I_BRKINT(info->port.tty) || I_PARMRK(info->port.tty))
  		info->read_status_mask |= RXSTATUS_BREAK_RECEIVED;
 	
-	if (I_IGNPAR(info->tty))
+	if (I_IGNPAR(info->port.tty))
 		info->ignore_status_mask |= RXSTATUS_PARITY_ERROR | RXSTATUS_FRAMING_ERROR;
-	if (I_IGNBRK(info->tty)) {
+	if (I_IGNBRK(info->port.tty)) {
 		info->ignore_status_mask |= RXSTATUS_BREAK_RECEIVED;
 		/* If ignoring parity and break indicators, ignore 
 		 * overruns too.  (For real raw support).
 		 */
-		if (I_IGNPAR(info->tty))
+		if (I_IGNPAR(info->port.tty))
 			info->ignore_status_mask |= RXSTATUS_OVERRUN;
 	}
 
@@ -3113,32 +3107,32 @@
 	
 	if (debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO)
 		printk("%s(%d):mgsl_close(%s) entry, count=%d\n",
-			 __FILE__,__LINE__, info->device_name, info->count);
+			 __FILE__,__LINE__, info->device_name, info->port.count);
 			 
-	if (!info->count)
+	if (!info->port.count)
 		return;
 
 	if (tty_hung_up_p(filp))
 		goto cleanup;
 			
-	if ((tty->count == 1) && (info->count != 1)) {
+	if ((tty->count == 1) && (info->port.count != 1)) {
 		/*
 		 * tty->count is 1 and the tty structure will be freed.
-		 * info->count should be one in this case.
+		 * info->port.count should be one in this case.
 		 * if it's not, correct it so that the port is shutdown.
 		 */
 		printk("mgsl_close: bad refcount; tty->count is 1, "
-		       "info->count is %d\n", info->count);
-		info->count = 1;
+		       "info->port.count is %d\n", info->port.count);
+		info->port.count = 1;
 	}
 	
-	info->count--;
+	info->port.count--;
 	
 	/* if at least one open remaining, leave hardware active */
-	if (info->count)
+	if (info->port.count)
 		goto cleanup;
 	
-	info->flags |= ASYNC_CLOSING;
+	info->port.flags |= ASYNC_CLOSING;
 	
 	/* set tty->closing to notify line discipline to 
 	 * only process XON/XOFF characters. Only the N_TTY
@@ -3155,7 +3149,7 @@
 		tty_wait_until_sent(tty, info->closing_wait);
 	}
 		
- 	if (info->flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED)
+ 	if (info->port.flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED)
  		mgsl_wait_until_sent(tty, info->timeout);
 
 	mgsl_flush_buffer(tty);
@@ -3165,23 +3159,23 @@
 	shutdown(info);
 	
 	tty->closing = 0;
-	info->tty = NULL;
+	info->port.tty = NULL;
 	
-	if (info->blocked_open) {
+	if (info->port.blocked_open) {
 		if (info->close_delay) {
 			msleep_interruptible(jiffies_to_msecs(info->close_delay));
 		}
-		wake_up_interruptible(&info->open_wait);
+		wake_up_interruptible(&info->port.open_wait);
 	}
 	
-	info->flags &= ~(ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE|ASYNC_CLOSING);
+	info->port.flags &= ~(ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE|ASYNC_CLOSING);
 			 
-	wake_up_interruptible(&info->close_wait);
+	wake_up_interruptible(&info->port.close_wait);
 	
 cleanup:			
 	if (debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO)
 		printk("%s(%d):mgsl_close(%s) exit, count=%d\n", __FILE__,__LINE__,
-			tty->driver->name, info->count);
+			tty->driver->name, info->port.count);
 			
 }	/* end of mgsl_close() */
 
@@ -3211,7 +3205,7 @@
 	if (mgsl_paranoia_check(info, tty->name, "mgsl_wait_until_sent"))
 		return;
 
-	if (!(info->flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED))
+	if (!(info->port.flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED))
 		goto exit;
 	 
 	orig_jiffies = jiffies;
@@ -3283,11 +3277,11 @@
 	mgsl_flush_buffer(tty);
 	shutdown(info);
 	
-	info->count = 0;	
-	info->flags &= ~ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE;
-	info->tty = NULL;
+	info->port.count = 0;	
+	info->port.flags &= ~ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE;
+	info->port.tty = NULL;
 
-	wake_up_interruptible(&info->open_wait);
+	wake_up_interruptible(&info->port.open_wait);
 	
 }	/* end of mgsl_hangup() */
 
@@ -3319,7 +3313,7 @@
 
 	if (filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK || tty->flags & (1 << TTY_IO_ERROR)){
 		/* nonblock mode is set or port is not enabled */
-		info->flags |= ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE;
+		info->port.flags |= ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -3328,25 +3322,25 @@
 
 	/* Wait for carrier detect and the line to become
 	 * free (i.e., not in use by the callout).  While we are in
-	 * this loop, info->count is dropped by one, so that
+	 * this loop, info->port.count is dropped by one, so that
 	 * mgsl_close() knows when to free things.  We restore it upon
 	 * exit, either normal or abnormal.
 	 */
 	 
 	retval = 0;
-	add_wait_queue(&info->open_wait, &wait);
+	add_wait_queue(&info->port.open_wait, &wait);
 	
 	if (debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO)
 		printk("%s(%d):block_til_ready before block on %s count=%d\n",
-			 __FILE__,__LINE__, tty->driver->name, info->count );
+			 __FILE__,__LINE__, tty->driver->name, info->port.count );
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&info->irq_spinlock, flags);
 	if (!tty_hung_up_p(filp)) {
 		extra_count = true;
-		info->count--;
+		info->port.count--;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&info->irq_spinlock, flags);
-	info->blocked_open++;
+	info->port.blocked_open++;
 	
 	while (1) {
 		if (tty->termios->c_cflag & CBAUD) {
@@ -3358,8 +3352,8 @@
 		
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		
-		if (tty_hung_up_p(filp) || !(info->flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED)){
-			retval = (info->flags & ASYNC_HUP_NOTIFY) ?
+		if (tty_hung_up_p(filp) || !(info->port.flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED)){
+			retval = (info->port.flags & ASYNC_HUP_NOTIFY) ?
 					-EAGAIN : -ERESTARTSYS;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -3368,7 +3362,7 @@
 	 	usc_get_serial_signals(info);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&info->irq_spinlock,flags);
 		
- 		if (!(info->flags & ASYNC_CLOSING) &&
+ 		if (!(info->port.flags & ASYNC_CLOSING) &&
  		    (do_clocal || (info->serial_signals & SerialSignal_DCD)) ) {
  			break;
 		}
@@ -3380,24 +3374,24 @@
 		
 		if (debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO)
 			printk("%s(%d):block_til_ready blocking on %s count=%d\n",
-				 __FILE__,__LINE__, tty->driver->name, info->count );
+				 __FILE__,__LINE__, tty->driver->name, info->port.count );
 				 
 		schedule();
 	}
 	
 	set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-	remove_wait_queue(&info->open_wait, &wait);
+	remove_wait_queue(&info->port.open_wait, &wait);
 	
 	if (extra_count)
-		info->count++;
-	info->blocked_open--;
+		info->port.count++;
+	info->port.blocked_open--;
 	
 	if (debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO)
 		printk("%s(%d):block_til_ready after blocking on %s count=%d\n",
-			 __FILE__,__LINE__, tty->driver->name, info->count );
+			 __FILE__,__LINE__, tty->driver->name, info->port.count );
 			 
 	if (!retval)
-		info->flags |= ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE;
+		info->port.flags |= ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE;
 		
 	return retval;
 	
@@ -3435,22 +3429,22 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	
 	tty->driver_data = info;
-	info->tty = tty;
+	info->port.tty = tty;
 		
 	if (debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO)
 		printk("%s(%d):mgsl_open(%s), old ref count = %d\n",
-			 __FILE__,__LINE__,tty->driver->name, info->count);
+			 __FILE__,__LINE__,tty->driver->name, info->port.count);
 
 	/* If port is closing, signal caller to try again */
-	if (tty_hung_up_p(filp) || info->flags & ASYNC_CLOSING){
-		if (info->flags & ASYNC_CLOSING)
-			interruptible_sleep_on(&info->close_wait);
-		retval = ((info->flags & ASYNC_HUP_NOTIFY) ?
+	if (tty_hung_up_p(filp) || info->port.flags & ASYNC_CLOSING){
+		if (info->port.flags & ASYNC_CLOSING)
+			interruptible_sleep_on(&info->port.close_wait);
+		retval = ((info->port.flags & ASYNC_HUP_NOTIFY) ?
 			-EAGAIN : -ERESTARTSYS);
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 	
-	info->tty->low_latency = (info->flags & ASYNC_LOW_LATENCY) ? 1 : 0;
+	info->port.tty->low_latency = (info->port.flags & ASYNC_LOW_LATENCY) ? 1 : 0;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&info->netlock, flags);
 	if (info->netcount) {
@@ -3458,10 +3452,10 @@
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&info->netlock, flags);
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
-	info->count++;
+	info->port.count++;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&info->netlock, flags);
 
-	if (info->count == 1) {
+	if (info->port.count == 1) {
 		/* 1st open on this device, init hardware */
 		retval = startup(info);
 		if (retval < 0)
@@ -3484,9 +3478,9 @@
 cleanup:			
 	if (retval) {
 		if (tty->count == 1)
-			info->tty = NULL; /* tty layer will release tty struct */
-		if(info->count)
-			info->count--;
+			info->port.tty = NULL; /* tty layer will release tty struct */
+		if(info->port.count)
+			info->port.count--;
 	}
 	
 	return retval;
@@ -4337,8 +4331,7 @@
 		info->max_frame_size = 4096;
 		info->close_delay = 5*HZ/10;
 		info->closing_wait = 30*HZ;
-		init_waitqueue_head(&info->open_wait);
-		init_waitqueue_head(&info->close_wait);
+		tty_port_init(&info->port);
 		init_waitqueue_head(&info->status_event_wait_q);
 		init_waitqueue_head(&info->event_wait_q);
 		spin_lock_init(&info->irq_spinlock);
@@ -6575,7 +6568,7 @@
 	unsigned int framesize = 0;
 	bool ReturnCode = false;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	struct tty_struct *tty = info->tty;
+	struct tty_struct *tty = info->port.tty;
 	bool return_frame = false;
 	
 	/*
@@ -6774,7 +6767,7 @@
 	unsigned int framesize = 0;
 	bool ReturnCode = false;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	struct tty_struct *tty = info->tty;
+	struct tty_struct *tty = info->port.tty;
 
 	/*
  	 * current_rx_buffer points to the 1st buffer of the next available
@@ -7711,7 +7704,7 @@
 	unsigned short new_crctype;
 
 	/* return error if TTY interface open */
-	if (info->count)
+	if (info->port.count)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	switch (encoding)
@@ -7808,7 +7801,7 @@
 
 	/* arbitrate between network and tty opens */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&info->netlock, flags);
-	if (info->count != 0 || info->netcount != 0) {
+	if (info->port.count != 0 || info->netcount != 0) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: hdlc_open returning busy\n", dev->name);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&info->netlock, flags);
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -7894,7 +7887,7 @@
 		printk("%s:hdlcdev_ioctl(%s)\n",__FILE__,dev->name);
 
 	/* return error if TTY interface open */
-	if (info->count)
+	if (info->port.count)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	if (cmd != SIOCWANDEV)