} oppanel_line_t;
 
 /* API functions */
-int64_t opal_console_write(int64_t term_number, int64_t *length,
+int64_t opal_console_write(int64_t term_number, __be64 *length,
                           const uint8_t *buffer);
-int64_t opal_console_read(int64_t term_number, int64_t *length,
+int64_t opal_console_read(int64_t term_number, __be64 *length,
                          uint8_t *buffer);
 int64_t opal_console_write_buffer_space(int64_t term_number,
-                                       int64_t *length);
+                                       __be64 *length);
 int64_t opal_rtc_read(uint32_t *year_month_day,
                      uint64_t *hour_minute_second_millisecond);
 int64_t opal_rtc_write(uint32_t year_month_day,
 int64_t opal_read_nvram(uint64_t buffer, uint64_t size, uint64_t offset);
 int64_t opal_write_nvram(uint64_t buffer, uint64_t size, uint64_t offset);
 int64_t opal_handle_interrupt(uint64_t isn, uint64_t *outstanding_event_mask);
-int64_t opal_poll_events(uint64_t *outstanding_event_mask);
+int64_t opal_poll_events(__be64 *outstanding_event_mask);
 int64_t opal_pci_set_hub_tce_memory(uint64_t hub_id, uint64_t tce_mem_addr,
                                    uint64_t tce_mem_size);
 int64_t opal_pci_set_phb_tce_memory(uint64_t phb_id, uint64_t tce_mem_addr,
 
 
 int opal_get_chars(uint32_t vtermno, char *buf, int count)
 {
-       s64 len, rc;
-       u64 evt;
+       s64 rc;
+       __be64 evt, len;
 
        if (!opal.entry)
                return -ENODEV;
        opal_poll_events(&evt);
-       if ((evt & OPAL_EVENT_CONSOLE_INPUT) == 0)
+       if ((be64_to_cpu(evt) & OPAL_EVENT_CONSOLE_INPUT) == 0)
                return 0;
-       len = count;
-       rc = opal_console_read(vtermno, &len, buf);
+       len = cpu_to_be64(count);
+       rc = opal_console_read(vtermno, &len, buf);     
        if (rc == OPAL_SUCCESS)
-               return len;
+               return be64_to_cpu(len);
        return 0;
 }
 
 int opal_put_chars(uint32_t vtermno, const char *data, int total_len)
 {
        int written = 0;
+       __be64 olen;
        s64 len, rc;
        unsigned long flags;
-       u64 evt;
+       __be64 evt;
 
        if (!opal.entry)
                return -ENODEV;
         */
        spin_lock_irqsave(&opal_write_lock, flags);
        if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_OPALv2)) {
-               rc = opal_console_write_buffer_space(vtermno, &len);
+               rc = opal_console_write_buffer_space(vtermno, &olen);
+               len = be64_to_cpu(olen);
                if (rc || len < total_len) {
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&opal_write_lock, flags);
                        /* Closed -> drop characters */
                        if (rc)
                                return total_len;
-                       opal_poll_events(&evt);
+                       opal_poll_events(NULL);
                        return -EAGAIN;
                }
        }
        rc = OPAL_BUSY;
        while(total_len > 0 && (rc == OPAL_BUSY ||
                                rc == OPAL_BUSY_EVENT || rc == OPAL_SUCCESS)) {
-               len = total_len;
-               rc = opal_console_write(vtermno, &len, data);
+               olen = cpu_to_be64(total_len);
+               rc = opal_console_write(vtermno, &olen, data);
+               len = be64_to_cpu(olen);
 
                /* Closed or other error drop */
                if (rc != OPAL_SUCCESS && rc != OPAL_BUSY &&
                 */
                do
                        opal_poll_events(&evt);
-               while(rc == OPAL_SUCCESS && (evt & OPAL_EVENT_CONSOLE_OUTPUT));
+               while(rc == OPAL_SUCCESS &&
+                       (be64_to_cpu(evt) & OPAL_EVENT_CONSOLE_OUTPUT));
        }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&opal_write_lock, flags);
        return written;