static void sunhv_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
        struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->info->xmit;
-       unsigned long flags;
-
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
 
        while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
                long status = hypervisor_con_putchar(xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
                xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
                port->icount.tx++;
        }
-
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /* port->lock is not held.  */
 {
        if (break_state) {
                unsigned long flags;
-               int limit = 10000;
+               int limit = 1000000;
 
                spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
 
                        long status = hypervisor_con_putchar(CON_BREAK);
                        if (status == HV_EOK)
                                break;
+                       udelay(2);
                }
 
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);