diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index a39bf191da02..4175a2ae972f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ struct port {
 	 */
 	spinlock_t inbuf_lock;
 
+	/* Protect the operations on the out_vq. */
+	spinlock_t outvq_lock;
+
 	/* The IO vqs for this port */
 	struct virtqueue *in_vq, *out_vq;
 
@@ -184,6 +187,8 @@ struct port {
 	/* The 'id' to identify the port with the Host */
 	u32 id;
 
+	bool outvq_full;
+
 	/* Is the host device open */
 	bool host_connected;
 
@@ -405,15 +410,33 @@ static ssize_t send_control_msg(struct port *port, unsigned int event,
 	return __send_control_msg(port->portdev, port->id, event, value);
 }
 
-static ssize_t send_buf(struct port *port, void *in_buf, size_t in_count)
+/* Callers must take the port->outvq_lock */
+static void reclaim_consumed_buffers(struct port *port)
+{
+	void *buf;
+	unsigned int len;
+
+	while ((buf = virtqueue_get_buf(port->out_vq, &len))) {
+		kfree(buf);
+		port->outvq_full = false;
+	}
+}
+
+static ssize_t send_buf(struct port *port, void *in_buf, size_t in_count,
+			bool nonblock)
 {
 	struct scatterlist sg[1];
 	struct virtqueue *out_vq;
 	ssize_t ret;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int len;
 
 	out_vq = port->out_vq;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->outvq_lock, flags);
+
+	reclaim_consumed_buffers(port);
+
 	sg_init_one(sg, in_buf, in_count);
 	ret = virtqueue_add_buf(out_vq, sg, 1, 0, in_buf);
 
@@ -422,14 +445,29 @@ static ssize_t send_buf(struct port *port, void *in_buf, size_t in_count)
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		in_count = 0;
-		goto fail;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
-	/* Wait till the host acknowledges it pushed out the data we sent. */
+	if (ret == 0)
+		port->outvq_full = true;
+
+	if (nonblock)
+		goto done;
+
+	/*
+	 * Wait till the host acknowledges it pushed out the data we
+	 * sent.  This is done for ports in blocking mode or for data
+	 * from the hvc_console; the tty operations are performed with
+	 * spinlocks held so we can't sleep here.
+	 */
 	while (!virtqueue_get_buf(out_vq, &len))
 		cpu_relax();
-fail:
-	/* We're expected to return the amount of data we wrote */
+done:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->outvq_lock, flags);
+	/*
+	 * We're expected to return the amount of data we wrote -- all
+	 * of it
+	 */
 	return in_count;
 }
 
@@ -484,6 +522,25 @@ static bool will_read_block(struct port *port)
 	return !port_has_data(port) && port->host_connected;
 }
 
+static bool will_write_block(struct port *port)
+{
+	bool ret;
+
+	if (!port->host_connected)
+		return true;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&port->outvq_lock);
+	/*
+	 * Check if the Host has consumed any buffers since we last
+	 * sent data (this is only applicable for nonblocking ports).
+	 */
+	reclaim_consumed_buffers(port);
+	ret = port->outvq_full;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&port->outvq_lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static ssize_t port_fops_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
 			      size_t count, loff_t *offp)
 {
@@ -530,9 +587,22 @@ static ssize_t port_fops_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 	struct port *port;
 	char *buf;
 	ssize_t ret;
+	bool nonblock;
 
 	port = filp->private_data;
 
+	nonblock = filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK;
+
+	if (will_write_block(port)) {
+		if (nonblock)
+			return -EAGAIN;
+
+		ret = wait_event_interruptible(port->waitqueue,
+					       !will_write_block(port));
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	count = min((size_t)(32 * 1024), count);
 
 	buf = kmalloc(count, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -545,9 +615,14 @@ static ssize_t port_fops_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 		goto free_buf;
 	}
 
-	ret = send_buf(port, buf, count);
+	ret = send_buf(port, buf, count, nonblock);
+
+	if (nonblock && ret > 0)
+		goto out;
+
 free_buf:
 	kfree(buf);
+out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -562,7 +637,7 @@ static unsigned int port_fops_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
 	ret = 0;
 	if (port->inbuf)
 		ret |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
-	if (port->host_connected)
+	if (!will_write_block(port))
 		ret |= POLLOUT;
 	if (!port->host_connected)
 		ret |= POLLHUP;
@@ -586,6 +661,10 @@ static int port_fops_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&port->inbuf_lock);
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&port->outvq_lock);
+	reclaim_consumed_buffers(port);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&port->outvq_lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -614,6 +693,15 @@ static int port_fops_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	port->guest_connected = true;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&port->inbuf_lock);
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&port->outvq_lock);
+	/*
+	 * There might be a chance that we missed reclaiming a few
+	 * buffers in the window of the port getting previously closed
+	 * and opening now.
+	 */
+	reclaim_consumed_buffers(port);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&port->outvq_lock);
+
 	/* Notify host of port being opened */
 	send_control_msg(filp->private_data, VIRTIO_CONSOLE_PORT_OPEN, 1);
 
@@ -654,7 +742,7 @@ static int put_chars(u32 vtermno, const char *buf, int count)
 	if (!port)
 		return -EPIPE;
 
-	return send_buf(port, (void *)buf, count);
+	return send_buf(port, (void *)buf, count, false);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -845,6 +933,8 @@ static ssize_t debugfs_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
 			       "guest_connected: %d\n", port->guest_connected);
 	out_offset += snprintf(buf + out_offset, out_count - out_offset,
 			       "host_connected: %d\n", port->host_connected);
+	out_offset += snprintf(buf + out_offset, out_count - out_offset,
+			       "outvq_full: %d\n", port->outvq_full);
 	out_offset += snprintf(buf + out_offset, out_count - out_offset,
 			       "is_console: %s\n",
 			       is_console_port(port) ? "yes" : "no");
@@ -912,6 +1002,8 @@ static int add_port(struct ports_device *portdev, u32 id)
 
 	port->host_connected = port->guest_connected = false;
 
+	port->outvq_full = false;
+
 	port->in_vq = portdev->in_vqs[port->id];
 	port->out_vq = portdev->out_vqs[port->id];
 
@@ -936,6 +1028,7 @@ static int add_port(struct ports_device *portdev, u32 id)
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_init(&port->inbuf_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&port->outvq_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&port->waitqueue);
 
 	/* Fill the in_vq with buffers so the host can send us data. */
@@ -1031,6 +1124,8 @@ static int remove_port(struct port *port)
 	/* Remove unused data this port might have received. */
 	discard_port_data(port);
 
+	reclaim_consumed_buffers(port);
+
 	/* Remove buffers we queued up for the Host to send us data in. */
 	while ((buf = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(port->in_vq)))
 		free_buf(buf);
@@ -1102,6 +1197,14 @@ static void handle_control_message(struct ports_device *portdev,
 	case VIRTIO_CONSOLE_PORT_OPEN:
 		port->host_connected = cpkt->value;
 		wake_up_interruptible(&port->waitqueue);
+		/*
+		 * If the host port got closed and the host had any
+		 * unconsumed buffers, we'll be able to reclaim them
+		 * now.
+		 */
+		spin_lock_irq(&port->outvq_lock);
+		reclaim_consumed_buffers(port);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&port->outvq_lock);
 		break;
 	case VIRTIO_CONSOLE_PORT_NAME:
 		/*