diff --git a/components/drivers/include/drivers/serial.h b/components/drivers/include/drivers/serial.h
index 41132ed91..c966f5459 100644
--- a/components/drivers/include/drivers/serial.h
+++ b/components/drivers/include/drivers/serial.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #define __SERIAL_H__
 
 #include <rtthread.h>
+#include <rtdevice.h>
 
 #define BAUD_RATE_4800                  4800
 #define BAUD_RATE_9600                  9600
@@ -55,6 +56,11 @@
 #define NRZ_NORMAL                      0       /* Non Return to Zero : normal mode */
 #define NRZ_INVERTED                    1       /* Non Return to Zero : inverted mode */
 
+#define HW_CONTROL_NONE                 0
+#define HW_CONTROL_RTS                  1
+#define HW_CONTROL_CTS                  2
+#define HW_CONTROL_RTS_CTS              3
+
 #ifndef RT_SERIAL_RB_BUFSZ
 #define RT_SERIAL_RB_BUFSZ              64
 #endif
@@ -75,21 +81,23 @@
 #define RT_SERIAL_TX_DATAQUEUE_LWM      30
 
 /* Default config for serial_configure structure */
-#define RT_SERIAL_CONFIG_DEFAULT           \
-{                                          \
-    BAUD_RATE_115200, /* 115200 bits/s */  \
-    DATA_BITS_8,      /* 8 databits */     \
-    STOP_BITS_1,      /* 1 stopbit */      \
-    PARITY_NONE,      /* No parity  */     \
-    BIT_ORDER_LSB,    /* LSB first sent */ \
-    NRZ_NORMAL,       /* Normal mode */    \
-    0                                      \
+#define RT_SERIAL_CONFIG_DEFAULT            \
+{                                           \
+    BAUD_RATE_115200, /* 115200 bits/s */   \
+    DATA_BITS_8,      /* 8 databits */      \
+    STOP_BITS_1,      /* 1 stopbit */       \
+    PARITY_NONE,      /* No parity  */      \
+    BIT_ORDER_LSB,    /* LSB first sent */  \
+    NRZ_NORMAL,       /* Normal mode */     \
+    HW_CONTROL_NONE,  /* Hardware control */\
+    0                                       \
 }
 
 struct serial_ringbuffer
 {
-    rt_uint8_t  buffer[RT_SERIAL_RB_BUFSZ];
-    rt_uint16_t put_index, get_index;
+    struct rt_ringbuffer    rb;
+    rt_uint8_t              *pool;
+    rt_uint16_t             size;
 };
 
 struct serial_configure
@@ -100,7 +108,8 @@ struct serial_configure
     rt_uint32_t parity                  :2;
     rt_uint32_t bit_order               :1;
     rt_uint32_t invert                  :1;
-    rt_uint32_t reserved                :20;
+    rt_uint32_t hw_control              :2;
+    rt_uint32_t reserved                :18;
 };
 
 struct rt_serial_device
diff --git a/components/drivers/serial/serial.c b/components/drivers/serial/serial.c
index 5e7a8ec81..a9b4e47b4 100644
--- a/components/drivers/serial/serial.c
+++ b/components/drivers/serial/serial.c
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
  * 2012-11-23     bernard      fix compiler warning.
  * 2013-02-20     bernard      use RT_SERIAL_RB_BUFSZ to define
  *                             the size of ring buffer.
+ * 2014-02-26     bright       use DeviceDriver ringbuffer.
+ *                             add hardware flow support.
+ *                             use new struct serial_ringbuffer.
  */
 
 #include <rthw.h>
@@ -33,9 +36,7 @@
 
 rt_inline void serial_ringbuffer_init(struct serial_ringbuffer *rbuffer)
 {
-    rt_memset(rbuffer->buffer, 0, sizeof(rbuffer->buffer));
-    rbuffer->put_index = 0;
-    rbuffer->get_index = 0;
+    rt_ringbuffer_init(&rbuffer->rb, rbuffer->pool, rbuffer->size);
 }
 
 rt_inline void serial_ringbuffer_putc(struct serial_ringbuffer *rbuffer,
@@ -45,17 +46,8 @@ rt_inline void serial_ringbuffer_putc(struct serial_ringbuffer *rbuffer,
 
     /* disable interrupt */
     level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
-
-    rbuffer->buffer[rbuffer->put_index] = ch;
-    rbuffer->put_index = (rbuffer->put_index + 1) & (RT_SERIAL_RB_BUFSZ - 1);
-
-    /* if the next position is read index, discard this 'read char' */
-    if (rbuffer->put_index == rbuffer->get_index)
-    {
-        rbuffer->get_index = (rbuffer->get_index + 1) & (RT_SERIAL_RB_BUFSZ - 1);
-    }
-
-    /* enable interrupt */
+    rt_ringbuffer_putchar(&rbuffer->rb, ch);
+    // enable interrupt
     rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
 }
 
@@ -63,25 +55,11 @@ rt_inline int serial_ringbuffer_putchar(struct serial_ringbuffer *rbuffer,
                                         char                      ch)
 {
     rt_base_t level;
-    rt_uint16_t next_index;
+    //rt_uint16_t next_index;
 
     /* disable interrupt */
     level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
-
-    next_index = (rbuffer->put_index + 1) & (RT_SERIAL_RB_BUFSZ - 1);
-    if (next_index != rbuffer->get_index)
-    {
-        rbuffer->buffer[rbuffer->put_index] = ch;
-        rbuffer->put_index = next_index;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        /* enable interrupt */
-        rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
-
-        return -1;
-    }
-
+    rt_ringbuffer_putchar(&rbuffer->rb, ch);
     /* enable interrupt */
     rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
 
@@ -90,17 +68,14 @@ rt_inline int serial_ringbuffer_putchar(struct serial_ringbuffer *rbuffer,
 
 rt_inline int serial_ringbuffer_getc(struct serial_ringbuffer *rbuffer)
 {
-    int ch;
+    int ch = 0;
     rt_base_t level;
 
-    ch = -1;
     /* disable interrupt */
     level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
-    if (rbuffer->get_index != rbuffer->put_index)
-    {
-        ch = rbuffer->buffer[rbuffer->get_index];
-        rbuffer->get_index = (rbuffer->get_index + 1) & (RT_SERIAL_RB_BUFSZ - 1);
-    }
+    /* get char */
+    if (!rt_ringbuffer_getchar(&rbuffer->rb, (rt_uint8_t *)&ch))
+        ch = -1;
     /* enable interrupt */
     rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
 
@@ -113,7 +88,10 @@ rt_inline rt_uint32_t serial_ringbuffer_size(struct serial_ringbuffer *rbuffer)
     rt_base_t level;
 
     level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
+    size = rt_ringbuffer_space_len(&rbuffer->rb);
+    /*
     size = (rbuffer->put_index - rbuffer->get_index) & (RT_SERIAL_RB_BUFSZ - 1);
+    */
     rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
 
     return size;