spin_lock_init(&port->lock);
        port->uartclk   = __res.bi_ipbfreq / 2; /* Look at CTLR doc */
-       port->fifosize  = 255; /* Should be 512 ! But it can't be */
-                              /* stored in a unsigned char       */
+       port->fifosize  = 512;
        port->iotype    = UPIO_MEM;
        port->flags     = UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF |
                          ( uart_console(port) ? 0 : UPF_IOREMAP );
 
                    (new_serial.baud_base != port->uartclk / 16) ||
                    (close_delay != state->close_delay) ||
                    (closing_wait != state->closing_wait) ||
-                   (new_serial.xmit_fifo_size != port->fifosize) ||
+                   (new_serial.xmit_fifo_size &&
+                    new_serial.xmit_fifo_size != port->fifosize) ||
                    (((new_flags ^ old_flags) & ~UPF_USR_MASK) != 0))
                        goto exit;
                port->flags = ((port->flags & ~UPF_USR_MASK) |
        port->custom_divisor   = new_serial.custom_divisor;
        state->close_delay     = close_delay;
        state->closing_wait    = closing_wait;
-       port->fifosize         = new_serial.xmit_fifo_size;
+       if (new_serial.xmit_fifo_size)
+               port->fifosize = new_serial.xmit_fifo_size;
        if (state->info->tty)
                state->info->tty->low_latency =
                        (port->flags & UPF_LOW_LATENCY) ? 1 : 0;
 
        unsigned char __iomem   *membase;               /* read/write[bwl] */
        unsigned int            irq;                    /* irq number */
        unsigned int            uartclk;                /* base uart clock */
-       unsigned char           fifosize;               /* tx fifo size */
+       unsigned int            fifosize;               /* tx fifo size */
        unsigned char           x_char;                 /* xon/xoff char */
        unsigned char           regshift;               /* reg offset shift */
        unsigned char           iotype;                 /* io access style */
+       unsigned char           unused1;
 
 #define UPIO_PORT              (0)
 #define UPIO_HUB6              (1)