diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index b4b3981..c61bd61 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 
+#include <mach/control.h>
+
 #include "8250.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPARC
@@ -370,6 +372,43 @@ static inline int map_8250_out_reg(struct uart_port *p, int offset)
 
 #endif
 
+
+
+
+/* to set UART1 RTS in SAFE mode and pull up/down for test purposes */
+static unsigned int toggle_rts_uart1(unsigned int state) {
+  if (state == 0)
+	omap_ctrl_writew(0x08 | 0x7,0x17e); /*SAFE mode, pullup, offset */
+  else if (state == 1)
+	omap_ctrl_writew(0x18 | 0x7,0x17e); /*SAFE mode, pulldown, offset */
+  else {
+    printk(KERN_WARNING "UART1 RTS could not be toggled! state is %u\n",state);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int uart1_rts_set(void *data, u64 val)
+{
+  toggle_rts_uart1((unsigned int) val);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int uart1_rts_get(void *data, u64 *val)
+{
+  u32 tmp;
+  tmp = omap_ctrl_readw(0x17e);
+
+  if (tmp & 0x7) /* only makes sense when controlled in SAFE mode */
+    *val = tmp & 0x10; /* show pull up/down bit status */
+  else 
+    *val = 99; /*value that doesn't make sense */
+  return 0;
+}
+
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(uart1_rts_toggle_fops, uart1_rts_get,uart1_rts_set, "%llu\n");
+
+
 static unsigned int hub6_serial_in(struct uart_port *p, int offset)
 {
 	offset = map_8250_in_reg(p, offset) << p->regshift;
@@ -2390,6 +2429,11 @@ serial8250_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 		serial_outp(up, UART_FCR, fcr);		/* set fcr */
 	}
 	serial8250_set_mctrl(&up->port, up->port.mctrl);
+
+	/* set rts to pull up initially */
+	toggle_rts_uart1(0);
+
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
 	/* Don't rewrite B0 */
 	if (tty_termios_baud_rate(termios))
@@ -2666,6 +2710,58 @@ static void __init serial8250_isa_init_ports(void)
 	}
 }
 
+static ssize_t uart1_rts_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+				  struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+				  char *buf)
+{
+  //	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", sleep_timeout / HZ);
+
+  u32 tmp,val;
+  tmp = omap_ctrl_readw(0x17e);
+
+  if (tmp & 0x7) /* only makes sense when controlled in SAFE mode */
+    val = (tmp & 0x10) >> 4; /* show pull up/down bit status */
+  else 
+    val = 99; /*value that doesn't make sense */
+
+  return sprintf(buf,"UART1 RTS pin is %u\n", val);
+}
+
+/* set RTS pin to value */
+static ssize_t uart1_rts_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+				   struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+				   const char *buf, size_t n)
+{
+  unsigned int value, state;
+	u32 tmp;
+
+	if (sscanf(buf, "%u", &value) != 1) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "uart1_rts_store: Invalid input value\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (value == 1) { 
+
+	  tmp = omap_ctrl_readw(0x17e);
+	  if (tmp & 0x7) {/* if SAFE mode then toggle*/
+	    state = (tmp & 0x10) >> 4; /* complement pull up/down bit status */
+	    toggle_rts_uart1(state ^ 0x1);
+
+          } else /* set in safe mode and RTs to 1 */
+	    toggle_rts_uart1((unsigned int) 1);
+  
+	} else if (value == 0) 
+	      omap_ctrl_writew(0x0,0x17e); /*UART mode, disable safe mode */
+	else
+	    printk(KERN_ERR "uart1_rts_store: Invalid input value\n");
+
+
+	return n;
+}
+
+static struct kobj_attribute uart1_rts_toggle_attr =
+	__ATTR(uart1_rts_toggle, 0644, uart1_rts_show, uart1_rts_store);
+
 static void __init
 serial8250_register_ports(struct uart_driver *drv, struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -2679,6 +2775,7 @@ serial8250_register_ports(struct uart_driver *drv, struct device *dev)
 		up->port.dev = dev;
 		uart_add_one_port(drv, &up->port);
 	}
+
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
@@ -2941,6 +3038,11 @@ static int __devinit serial8250_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 				p->irq, ret);
 		}
 	}
+
+      
+	if (dev->id == 0)
+	  sysfs_create_file(&dev->dev.kobj,&uart1_rts_toggle_attr.attr);
+
 	return 0;
 }