diff --git a/Documentation/lguest/lguest.c b/Documentation/lguest/lguest.c
index 7418f852e40c..cbf4becd2667 100644
--- a/Documentation/lguest/lguest.c
+++ b/Documentation/lguest/lguest.c
@@ -598,15 +598,17 @@ static void wake_parent(int pipefd, int lguest_fd)
 		select(devices.max_infd+1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 		/* Is it a message from the Launcher? */
 		if (FD_ISSET(pipefd, &rfds)) {
-			int ignorefd;
+			int fd;
 			/* If read() returns 0, it means the Launcher has
 			 * exited.  We silently follow. */
-			if (read(pipefd, &ignorefd, sizeof(ignorefd)) == 0)
+			if (read(pipefd, &fd, sizeof(fd)) == 0)
 				exit(0);
-			/* Otherwise it's telling us there's a problem with one
-			 * of the devices, and we should ignore that file
-			 * descriptor from now on. */
-			FD_CLR(ignorefd, &devices.infds);
+			/* Otherwise it's telling us to change what file
+			 * descriptors we're to listen to. */
+			if (fd >= 0)
+				FD_SET(fd, &devices.infds);
+			else
+				FD_CLR(-fd - 1, &devices.infds);
 		} else /* Send LHREQ_BREAK command. */
 			write(lguest_fd, args, sizeof(args));
 	}
@@ -658,18 +660,6 @@ static void *_check_pointer(unsigned long addr, unsigned int size,
 /* A macro which transparently hands the line number to the real function. */
 #define check_pointer(addr,size) _check_pointer(addr, size, __LINE__)
 
-/* This simply sets up an iovec array where we can put data to be discarded.
- * This happens when the Guest doesn't want or can't handle the input: we have
- * to get rid of it somewhere, and if we bury it in the ceiling space it will
- * start to smell after a week. */
-static void discard_iovec(struct iovec *iov, unsigned int *num)
-{
-	static char discard_buf[1024];
-	*num = 1;
-	iov->iov_base = discard_buf;
-	iov->iov_len = sizeof(discard_buf);
-}
-
 /* This function returns the next descriptor in the chain, or vq->vring.num. */
 static unsigned next_desc(struct virtqueue *vq, unsigned int i)
 {
@@ -812,12 +802,13 @@ static bool handle_console_input(int fd, struct device *dev)
 
 	/* First we need a console buffer from the Guests's input virtqueue. */
 	head = get_vq_desc(dev->vq, iov, &out_num, &in_num);
-	if (head == dev->vq->vring.num) {
-		/* If they're not ready for input, we warn and set up to
-		 * discard. */
-		warnx("console: no dma buffer!");
-		discard_iovec(iov, &in_num);
-	} else if (out_num)
+
+	/* If they're not ready for input, stop listening to this file
+	 * descriptor.  We'll start again once they add an input buffer. */
+	if (head == dev->vq->vring.num)
+		return false;
+
+	if (out_num)
 		errx(1, "Output buffers in console in queue?");
 
 	/* This is why we convert to iovecs: the readv() call uses them, and so
@@ -827,15 +818,16 @@ static bool handle_console_input(int fd, struct device *dev)
 		/* This implies that the console is closed, is /dev/null, or
 		 * something went terribly wrong. */
 		warnx("Failed to get console input, ignoring console.");
-		/* Put the input terminal back and return failure (meaning,
-		 * don't call us again). */
+		/* Put the input terminal back. */
 		restore_term();
+		/* Remove callback from input vq, so it doesn't restart us. */
+		dev->vq->handle_output = NULL;
+		/* Stop listening to this fd: don't call us again. */
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/* If we actually read the data into the Guest, tell them about it. */
-	if (head != dev->vq->vring.num)
-		add_used_and_trigger(fd, dev->vq, head, len);
+	/* Tell the Guest about the new input. */
+	add_used_and_trigger(fd, dev->vq, head, len);
 
 	/* Three ^C within one second?  Exit.
 	 *
@@ -924,7 +916,8 @@ static bool handle_tun_input(int fd, struct device *dev)
 		/* FIXME: Actually want DRIVER_ACTIVE here. */
 		if (dev->desc->status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK)
 			warn("network: no dma buffer!");
-		discard_iovec(iov, &in_num);
+		/* We'll turn this back on if input buffers are registered. */
+		return false;
 	} else if (out_num)
 		errx(1, "Output buffers in network recv queue?");
 
@@ -938,9 +931,8 @@ static bool handle_tun_input(int fd, struct device *dev)
 	if (len <= 0)
 		err(1, "reading network");
 
-	/* If we actually read the data into the Guest, tell them about it. */
-	if (head != dev->vq->vring.num)
-		add_used_and_trigger(fd, dev->vq, head, sizeof(*hdr) + len);
+	/* Tell the Guest about the new packet. */
+	add_used_and_trigger(fd, dev->vq, head, sizeof(*hdr) + len);
 
 	verbose("tun input packet len %i [%02x %02x] (%s)\n", len,
 		((u8 *)iov[1].iov_base)[0], ((u8 *)iov[1].iov_base)[1],
@@ -950,6 +942,15 @@ static bool handle_tun_input(int fd, struct device *dev)
 	return true;
 }
 
+/* This callback ensures we try again, in case we stopped console or net
+ * delivery because Guest didn't have any buffers. */
+static void enable_fd(int fd, struct virtqueue *vq)
+{
+	add_device_fd(vq->dev->fd);
+	/* Tell waker to listen to it again */
+	write(waker_fd, &vq->dev->fd, sizeof(vq->dev->fd));
+}
+
 /* This is the generic routine we call when the Guest uses LHCALL_NOTIFY. */
 static void handle_output(int fd, unsigned long addr)
 {
@@ -996,17 +997,22 @@ static void handle_input(int fd)
 		 * file descriptors and a method of handling them.  */
 		for (i = devices.dev; i; i = i->next) {
 			if (i->handle_input && FD_ISSET(i->fd, &fds)) {
+				int dev_fd;
+				if (i->handle_input(fd, i))
+					continue;
+
 				/* If handle_input() returns false, it means we
-				 * should no longer service it.
-				 * handle_console_input() does this. */
-				if (!i->handle_input(fd, i)) {
-					/* Clear it from the set of input file
-					 * descriptors kept at the head of the
-					 * device list. */
-					FD_CLR(i->fd, &devices.infds);
-					/* Tell waker to ignore it too... */
-					write(waker_fd, &i->fd, sizeof(i->fd));
-				}
+				 * should no longer service it.  Networking and
+				 * console do this when there's no input
+				 * buffers to deliver into.  Console also uses
+				 * it when it discovers that stdin is
+				 * closed. */
+				FD_CLR(i->fd, &devices.infds);
+				/* Tell waker to ignore it too, by sending a
+				 * negative fd number (-1, since 0 is a valid
+				 * FD number). */
+				dev_fd = -i->fd - 1;
+				write(waker_fd, &dev_fd, sizeof(dev_fd));
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1154,11 +1160,11 @@ static void setup_console(void)
 	dev->priv = malloc(sizeof(struct console_abort));
 	((struct console_abort *)dev->priv)->count = 0;
 
-	/* The console needs two virtqueues: the input then the output.  We
-	 * don't care when they refill the input queue, since we don't hold
-	 * data waiting for them.  That's why the input queue's callback is
-	 * NULL.  */
-	add_virtqueue(dev, VIRTQUEUE_NUM, NULL);
+	/* The console needs two virtqueues: the input then the output.  When
+	 * they put something the input queue, we make sure we're listening to
+	 * stdin.  When they put something in the output queue, we write it to
+	 * stdout.  */
+	add_virtqueue(dev, VIRTQUEUE_NUM, enable_fd);
 	add_virtqueue(dev, VIRTQUEUE_NUM, handle_console_output);
 
 	verbose("device %u: console\n", devices.device_num++);
@@ -1270,8 +1276,9 @@ static void setup_tun_net(const char *arg)
 	/* First we create a new network device. */
 	dev = new_device("net", VIRTIO_ID_NET, netfd, handle_tun_input);
 
-	/* Network devices need a receive and a send queue. */
-	add_virtqueue(dev, VIRTQUEUE_NUM, NULL);
+	/* Network devices need a receive and a send queue, just like
+	 * console. */
+	add_virtqueue(dev, VIRTQUEUE_NUM, enable_fd);
 	add_virtqueue(dev, VIRTQUEUE_NUM, handle_net_output);
 
 	/* We need a socket to perform the magic network ioctls to bring up the