diff --git a/06_drivers_gpio_uart/README.md b/06_drivers_gpio_uart/README.md
index 1e392920..a8102c5d 100644
--- a/06_drivers_gpio_uart/README.md
+++ b/06_drivers_gpio_uart/README.md
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ diff -uNr 05_safe_globals/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_gpio.rs 06_drivers_gpio_uar
 diff -uNr 05_safe_globals/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs 06_drivers_gpio_uart/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
 --- 05_safe_globals/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
 +++ 06_drivers_gpio_uart/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
-@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,317 @@
 +// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR Apache-2.0
 +//
 +// Copyright (c) 2018-2019 Andre Richter <andre.o.richter@gmail.com>
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ diff -uNr 05_safe_globals/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs 06_drivers_gp
 +pub struct PL011UartInner {
 +    base_addr: usize,
 +    chars_written: usize,
++    chars_read: usize,
 +}
 +
 +/// Deref to RegisterBlock.
@@ -433,6 +434,7 @@ diff -uNr 05_safe_globals/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs 06_drivers_gp
 +        PL011UartInner {
 +            base_addr,
 +            chars_written: 0,
++            chars_read: 0,
 +        }
 +    }
 +
@@ -572,6 +574,9 @@ diff -uNr 05_safe_globals/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs 06_drivers_gp
 +                ret = '\n'
 +            }
 +
++            // Update statistics.
++            inner.chars_read += 1;
++
 +            ret
 +        })
 +    }
@@ -582,6 +587,11 @@ diff -uNr 05_safe_globals/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs 06_drivers_gp
 +        let mut r = &self.inner;
 +        r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_written)
 +    }
++
++    fn chars_read(&self) -> usize {
++        let mut r = &self.inner;
++        r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_read)
++    }
 +}
 
 diff -uNr 05_safe_globals/src/bsp/driver/bcm.rs 06_drivers_gpio_uart/src/bsp/driver/bcm.rs
diff --git a/06_drivers_gpio_uart/kernel b/06_drivers_gpio_uart/kernel
index c909017d..a47912c1 100755
Binary files a/06_drivers_gpio_uart/kernel and b/06_drivers_gpio_uart/kernel differ
diff --git a/06_drivers_gpio_uart/kernel8.img b/06_drivers_gpio_uart/kernel8.img
index 41d1e853..13c1365f 100755
Binary files a/06_drivers_gpio_uart/kernel8.img and b/06_drivers_gpio_uart/kernel8.img differ
diff --git a/06_drivers_gpio_uart/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs b/06_drivers_gpio_uart/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
index fbe8b849..75cf42ca 100644
--- a/06_drivers_gpio_uart/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
+++ b/06_drivers_gpio_uart/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ register_structs! {
 pub struct PL011UartInner {
     base_addr: usize,
     chars_written: usize,
+    chars_read: usize,
 }
 
 /// Deref to RegisterBlock.
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ impl PL011UartInner {
         PL011UartInner {
             base_addr,
             chars_written: 0,
+            chars_read: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -294,6 +296,9 @@ impl interface::console::Read for PL011Uart {
                 ret = '\n'
             }
 
+            // Update statistics.
+            inner.chars_read += 1;
+
             ret
         })
     }
@@ -304,4 +309,9 @@ impl interface::console::Statistics for PL011Uart {
         let mut r = &self.inner;
         r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_written)
     }
+
+    fn chars_read(&self) -> usize {
+        let mut r = &self.inner;
+        r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_read)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/07_uart_chainloader/README.md b/07_uart_chainloader/README.md
index b90022e4..a83811f3 100644
--- a/07_uart_chainloader/README.md
+++ b/07_uart_chainloader/README.md
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ diff -uNr 06_drivers_gpio_uart/src/arch/aarch64.rs 07_uart_chainloader/src/arch/
 diff -uNr 06_drivers_gpio_uart/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs 07_uart_chainloader/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
 --- 06_drivers_gpio_uart/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
 +++ 07_uart_chainloader/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
-@@ -275,6 +275,16 @@
+@@ -277,6 +277,16 @@
          let mut r = &self.inner;
          r.lock(|inner| fmt::Write::write_fmt(inner, args))
      }
@@ -179,27 +179,34 @@ diff -uNr 06_drivers_gpio_uart/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs 07_uart_
  }
 
  impl interface::console::Read for PL011Uart {
-@@ -287,14 +297,17 @@
+@@ -288,18 +298,21 @@
+                 arch::nop();
              }
 
-             // Read one character.
+-            // Read one character.
 -            let mut ret = inner.DR.get() as u8 as char;
-+            inner.DR.get() as u8 as char
-+        })
-+    }
-
+-
 -            // Convert carrige return to newline.
 -            if ret == '\r' {
 -                ret = '\n'
+-            }
+-
+             // Update statistics.
+             inner.chars_read += 1;
+
+-            ret
++            // Read one character.
++            inner.DR.get() as u8 as char
++        })
++    }
++
 +    fn clear(&self) {
 +        let mut r = &self.inner;
 +        r.lock(|inner| {
 +            // Read from the RX FIFO until it is indicating empty.
 +            while !inner.FR.matches_all(FR::RXFE::SET) {
 +                inner.DR.get();
-             }
--
--            ret
++            }
          })
      }
  }
diff --git a/07_uart_chainloader/kernel b/07_uart_chainloader/kernel
index 04602d52..f5f3302e 100755
Binary files a/07_uart_chainloader/kernel and b/07_uart_chainloader/kernel differ
diff --git a/07_uart_chainloader/kernel8.img b/07_uart_chainloader/kernel8.img
index 654ac5b8..7100654b 100755
Binary files a/07_uart_chainloader/kernel8.img and b/07_uart_chainloader/kernel8.img differ
diff --git a/07_uart_chainloader/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs b/07_uart_chainloader/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
index c9988e47..64bfdf55 100644
--- a/07_uart_chainloader/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
+++ b/07_uart_chainloader/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ register_structs! {
 pub struct PL011UartInner {
     base_addr: usize,
     chars_written: usize,
+    chars_read: usize,
 }
 
 /// Deref to RegisterBlock.
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ impl PL011UartInner {
         PL011UartInner {
             base_addr,
             chars_written: 0,
+            chars_read: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -296,6 +298,9 @@ impl interface::console::Read for PL011Uart {
                 arch::nop();
             }
 
+            // Update statistics.
+            inner.chars_read += 1;
+
             // Read one character.
             inner.DR.get() as u8 as char
         })
@@ -317,4 +322,9 @@ impl interface::console::Statistics for PL011Uart {
         let mut r = &self.inner;
         r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_written)
     }
+
+    fn chars_read(&self) -> usize {
+        let mut r = &self.inner;
+        r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_read)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/08_timestamps/README.md b/08_timestamps/README.md
index 9f83e5d0..63de0ef8 100644
--- a/08_timestamps/README.md
+++ b/08_timestamps/README.md
@@ -235,11 +235,11 @@ diff -uNr 07_uart_chainloader/src/arch/aarch64.rs 08_timestamps/src/arch/aarch64
 diff -uNr 07_uart_chainloader/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs 08_timestamps/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
 --- 07_uart_chainloader/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
 +++ 08_timestamps/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
-@@ -297,7 +297,14 @@
+@@ -298,11 +298,18 @@
+                 arch::nop();
              }
 
-             // Read one character.
--            inner.DR.get() as u8 as char
++            // Read one character.
 +            let mut ret = inner.DR.get() as u8 as char;
 +
 +            // Convert carrige return to newline.
@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ diff -uNr 07_uart_chainloader/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs 08_timest
 +                ret = '\n'
 +            }
 +
+             // Update statistics.
+             inner.chars_read += 1;
+
+-            // Read one character.
+-            inner.DR.get() as u8 as char
 +            ret
          })
      }
diff --git a/08_timestamps/kernel b/08_timestamps/kernel
index 396f84df..607e52ee 100755
Binary files a/08_timestamps/kernel and b/08_timestamps/kernel differ
diff --git a/08_timestamps/kernel8.img b/08_timestamps/kernel8.img
index a30cd440..90f0a6f7 100755
Binary files a/08_timestamps/kernel8.img and b/08_timestamps/kernel8.img differ
diff --git a/08_timestamps/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs b/08_timestamps/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
index 78471c3d..f55b36f4 100644
--- a/08_timestamps/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
+++ b/08_timestamps/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ register_structs! {
 pub struct PL011UartInner {
     base_addr: usize,
     chars_written: usize,
+    chars_read: usize,
 }
 
 /// Deref to RegisterBlock.
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ impl PL011UartInner {
         PL011UartInner {
             base_addr,
             chars_written: 0,
+            chars_read: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -304,6 +306,9 @@ impl interface::console::Read for PL011Uart {
                 ret = '\n'
             }
 
+            // Update statistics.
+            inner.chars_read += 1;
+
             ret
         })
     }
@@ -324,4 +329,9 @@ impl interface::console::Statistics for PL011Uart {
         let mut r = &self.inner;
         r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_written)
     }
+
+    fn chars_read(&self) -> usize {
+        let mut r = &self.inner;
+        r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_read)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/09_hw_debug_JTAG/kernel b/09_hw_debug_JTAG/kernel
index 396f84df..607e52ee 100755
Binary files a/09_hw_debug_JTAG/kernel and b/09_hw_debug_JTAG/kernel differ
diff --git a/09_hw_debug_JTAG/kernel8.img b/09_hw_debug_JTAG/kernel8.img
index a30cd440..90f0a6f7 100755
Binary files a/09_hw_debug_JTAG/kernel8.img and b/09_hw_debug_JTAG/kernel8.img differ
diff --git a/09_hw_debug_JTAG/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs b/09_hw_debug_JTAG/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
index 78471c3d..f55b36f4 100644
--- a/09_hw_debug_JTAG/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
+++ b/09_hw_debug_JTAG/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ register_structs! {
 pub struct PL011UartInner {
     base_addr: usize,
     chars_written: usize,
+    chars_read: usize,
 }
 
 /// Deref to RegisterBlock.
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ impl PL011UartInner {
         PL011UartInner {
             base_addr,
             chars_written: 0,
+            chars_read: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -304,6 +306,9 @@ impl interface::console::Read for PL011Uart {
                 ret = '\n'
             }
 
+            // Update statistics.
+            inner.chars_read += 1;
+
             ret
         })
     }
@@ -324,4 +329,9 @@ impl interface::console::Statistics for PL011Uart {
         let mut r = &self.inner;
         r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_written)
     }
+
+    fn chars_read(&self) -> usize {
+        let mut r = &self.inner;
+        r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_read)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/10_privilege_level/kernel b/10_privilege_level/kernel
index e7d4ff70..724b7996 100755
Binary files a/10_privilege_level/kernel and b/10_privilege_level/kernel differ
diff --git a/10_privilege_level/kernel8.img b/10_privilege_level/kernel8.img
index c6083a21..4170533b 100755
Binary files a/10_privilege_level/kernel8.img and b/10_privilege_level/kernel8.img differ
diff --git a/10_privilege_level/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs b/10_privilege_level/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
index 78471c3d..f55b36f4 100644
--- a/10_privilege_level/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
+++ b/10_privilege_level/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ register_structs! {
 pub struct PL011UartInner {
     base_addr: usize,
     chars_written: usize,
+    chars_read: usize,
 }
 
 /// Deref to RegisterBlock.
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ impl PL011UartInner {
         PL011UartInner {
             base_addr,
             chars_written: 0,
+            chars_read: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -304,6 +306,9 @@ impl interface::console::Read for PL011Uart {
                 ret = '\n'
             }
 
+            // Update statistics.
+            inner.chars_read += 1;
+
             ret
         })
     }
@@ -324,4 +329,9 @@ impl interface::console::Statistics for PL011Uart {
         let mut r = &self.inner;
         r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_written)
     }
+
+    fn chars_read(&self) -> usize {
+        let mut r = &self.inner;
+        r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_read)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/11_virtual_memory/kernel b/11_virtual_memory/kernel
index c3beb798..f985a39f 100755
Binary files a/11_virtual_memory/kernel and b/11_virtual_memory/kernel differ
diff --git a/11_virtual_memory/kernel8.img b/11_virtual_memory/kernel8.img
index e43670e0..c580450e 100755
Binary files a/11_virtual_memory/kernel8.img and b/11_virtual_memory/kernel8.img differ
diff --git a/11_virtual_memory/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs b/11_virtual_memory/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
index 78471c3d..f55b36f4 100644
--- a/11_virtual_memory/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
+++ b/11_virtual_memory/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ register_structs! {
 pub struct PL011UartInner {
     base_addr: usize,
     chars_written: usize,
+    chars_read: usize,
 }
 
 /// Deref to RegisterBlock.
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ impl PL011UartInner {
         PL011UartInner {
             base_addr,
             chars_written: 0,
+            chars_read: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -304,6 +306,9 @@ impl interface::console::Read for PL011Uart {
                 ret = '\n'
             }
 
+            // Update statistics.
+            inner.chars_read += 1;
+
             ret
         })
     }
@@ -324,4 +329,9 @@ impl interface::console::Statistics for PL011Uart {
         let mut r = &self.inner;
         r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_written)
     }
+
+    fn chars_read(&self) -> usize {
+        let mut r = &self.inner;
+        r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_read)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/kernel b/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/kernel
index c76e4826..4eb5b9d8 100755
Binary files a/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/kernel and b/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/kernel differ
diff --git a/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/kernel8.img b/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/kernel8.img
index 15eda3f2..8cbf744e 100755
Binary files a/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/kernel8.img and b/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/kernel8.img differ
diff --git a/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs b/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
index 78471c3d..f55b36f4 100644
--- a/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
+++ b/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ register_structs! {
 pub struct PL011UartInner {
     base_addr: usize,
     chars_written: usize,
+    chars_read: usize,
 }
 
 /// Deref to RegisterBlock.
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ impl PL011UartInner {
         PL011UartInner {
             base_addr,
             chars_written: 0,
+            chars_read: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -304,6 +306,9 @@ impl interface::console::Read for PL011Uart {
                 ret = '\n'
             }
 
+            // Update statistics.
+            inner.chars_read += 1;
+
             ret
         })
     }
@@ -324,4 +329,9 @@ impl interface::console::Statistics for PL011Uart {
         let mut r = &self.inner;
         r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_written)
     }
+
+    fn chars_read(&self) -> usize {
+        let mut r = &self.inner;
+        r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_read)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/X1_JTAG_boot/jtag_boot_rpi3.img b/X1_JTAG_boot/jtag_boot_rpi3.img
index 68143d6f..22167eed 100755
Binary files a/X1_JTAG_boot/jtag_boot_rpi3.img and b/X1_JTAG_boot/jtag_boot_rpi3.img differ
diff --git a/X1_JTAG_boot/jtag_boot_rpi4.img b/X1_JTAG_boot/jtag_boot_rpi4.img
index ccb1ed02..2ed1c91f 100755
Binary files a/X1_JTAG_boot/jtag_boot_rpi4.img and b/X1_JTAG_boot/jtag_boot_rpi4.img differ
diff --git a/X1_JTAG_boot/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs b/X1_JTAG_boot/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
index 78471c3d..f55b36f4 100644
--- a/X1_JTAG_boot/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
+++ b/X1_JTAG_boot/src/bsp/driver/bcm/bcm2xxx_pl011_uart.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ register_structs! {
 pub struct PL011UartInner {
     base_addr: usize,
     chars_written: usize,
+    chars_read: usize,
 }
 
 /// Deref to RegisterBlock.
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ impl PL011UartInner {
         PL011UartInner {
             base_addr,
             chars_written: 0,
+            chars_read: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -304,6 +306,9 @@ impl interface::console::Read for PL011Uart {
                 ret = '\n'
             }
 
+            // Update statistics.
+            inner.chars_read += 1;
+
             ret
         })
     }
@@ -324,4 +329,9 @@ impl interface::console::Statistics for PL011Uart {
         let mut r = &self.inner;
         r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_written)
     }
+
+    fn chars_read(&self) -> usize {
+        let mut r = &self.inner;
+        r.lock(|inner| inner.chars_read)
+    }
 }