diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/con3270.c b/drivers/s390/char/con3270.c
index caccf5d496fd..61c73eb2471f 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/con3270.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/con3270.c
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ struct tty3270_line {
 	int len;
 };
 
+static const unsigned char sfq_read_partition[] = {
+	0x00, 0x07, 0x01, 0xff, 0x03, 0x00, 0x81
+};
+
 #define ESCAPE_NPAR 8
 
 /*
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ struct tty3270 {
 	struct string *input;		/* Input string for read request. */
 	struct raw3270_request *read;	/* Single read request. */
 	struct raw3270_request *kreset;	/* Single keyboard reset request. */
+	struct raw3270_request *readpartreq;
 	unsigned char inattr;		/* Visible/invisible input. */
 	int throttle, attn;		/* tty throttle/unthrottle. */
 	struct tasklet_struct readlet;	/* Tasklet to issue read request. */
@@ -581,6 +586,14 @@ static void tty3270_read_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 		/* Display has been cleared. Redraw. */
 		tp->update_flags = TTY_UPDATE_ALL;
 		tty3270_set_timer(tp, 1);
+		if (!list_empty(&tp->readpartreq->list))
+			break;
+		raw3270_start_request(&tp->view, tp->readpartreq, TC_WRITESF,
+				      (char *)sfq_read_partition, sizeof(sfq_read_partition));
+		break;
+	case AID_READ_PARTITION:
+		raw3270_read_modified_cb(tp->readpartreq, tp->input->string);
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
@@ -731,9 +744,12 @@ static struct tty3270 *tty3270_alloc_view(void)
 	tp->kreset = raw3270_request_alloc(1);
 	if (IS_ERR(tp->kreset))
 		goto out_read;
+	tp->readpartreq = raw3270_request_alloc(sizeof(sfq_read_partition));
+	if (IS_ERR(tp->readpartreq))
+		goto out_reset;
 	tp->kbd = kbd_alloc();
 	if (!tp->kbd)
-		goto out_reset;
+		goto out_readpartreq;
 
 	tty_port_init(&tp->port);
 	timer_setup(&tp->timer, tty3270_update, 0);
@@ -743,6 +759,8 @@ static struct tty3270 *tty3270_alloc_view(void)
 		     (unsigned long) tp);
 	return tp;
 
+out_readpartreq:
+	raw3270_request_free(tp->readpartreq);
 out_reset:
 	raw3270_request_free(tp->kreset);
 out_read:
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/raw3270.c b/drivers/s390/char/raw3270.c
index 032244c1dd78..e2d703e8ad48 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/raw3270.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/raw3270.c
@@ -465,15 +465,14 @@ static void raw3270_size_device_vm(struct raw3270 *rp)
 	}
 }
 
-static void raw3270_size_device(struct raw3270 *rp)
+static void raw3270_size_device(struct raw3270 *rp, char *init_data)
 {
 	struct raw3270_ua *uap;
 
 	/* Got a Query Reply */
-	uap = (struct raw3270_ua *) (rp->init_data + 1);
+	uap = (struct raw3270_ua *)(init_data + 1);
 	/* Paranoia check. */
-	if (rp->init_readmod.rc || rp->init_data[0] != 0x88 ||
-	    uap->uab.qcode != 0x81) {
+	if (init_data[0] != 0x88 || uap->uab.qcode != 0x81) {
 		/* Couldn't detect size. Use default model 2. */
 		rp->model = 2;
 		rp->rows = 24;
@@ -534,11 +533,10 @@ static void raw3270_size_device_done(struct raw3270 *rp)
 	schedule_work(&rp->resize_work);
 }
 
-static void raw3270_read_modified_cb(struct raw3270_request *rq, void *data)
+void raw3270_read_modified_cb(struct raw3270_request *rq, void *data)
 {
 	struct raw3270 *rp = rq->view->dev;
-
-	raw3270_size_device(rp);
+	raw3270_size_device(rp, data);
 	raw3270_size_device_done(rp);
 }
 
@@ -554,6 +552,7 @@ static void raw3270_read_modified(struct raw3270 *rp)
 	rp->init_readmod.ccw.count = sizeof(rp->init_data);
 	rp->init_readmod.ccw.cda = (__u32) __pa(rp->init_data);
 	rp->init_readmod.callback = raw3270_read_modified_cb;
+	rp->init_readmod.callback_data = rp->init_data;
 	rp->state = RAW3270_STATE_READMOD;
 	raw3270_start_irq(&rp->init_view, &rp->init_readmod);
 }
@@ -1287,6 +1286,7 @@ module_init(raw3270_init);
 module_exit(raw3270_exit);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(class3270);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(raw3270_read_modified_cb);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(raw3270_request_alloc);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(raw3270_request_free);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(raw3270_request_reset);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/raw3270.h b/drivers/s390/char/raw3270.h
index 66f9f8d0e121..05cd501478ee 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/raw3270.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/raw3270.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ struct raw3270_view *raw3270_view(struct raw3270_view *);
 int raw3270_view_active(struct raw3270_view *);
 int raw3270_start_request(struct raw3270_view *view, struct raw3270_request *rq,
 			  int cmd, void *data, size_t len);
+void raw3270_read_modified_cb(struct raw3270_request *rq, void *data);
 
 /* Reference count inliner for view structures. */
 static inline void