diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 33fe16dd0f70..6527116e295a 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 504ca43e5e681b8ed3837f11ea458eb145a82e4e
+refs/heads/master: 70dea47da12932cc512e09124a836ddd3499ab39
diff --git a/trunk/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c b/trunk/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c
index 7afab5bcd61a..833a3d0bcfa7 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c
+++ b/trunk/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c
@@ -206,11 +206,22 @@ static void udbg_44x_as1_putc(char c)
 	}
 }
 
+static int udbg_44x_as1_getc(void)
+{
+	if (udbg_comport) {
+		while ((as1_readb(&udbg_comport->lsr) & LSR_DR) == 0)
+			; /* wait for char */
+		return as1_readb(&udbg_comport->rbr);
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
 void __init udbg_init_44x_as1(void)
 {
 	udbg_comport =
 		(volatile struct NS16550 __iomem *)PPC44x_EARLY_DEBUG_VIRTADDR;
 
 	udbg_putc = udbg_44x_as1_putc;
+	udbg_getc = udbg_44x_as1_getc;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x */