diff --git a/api/arceos_api/src/imp/mod.rs b/api/arceos_api/src/imp/mod.rs
index 84ec8840d1..21a2b520f3 100644
--- a/api/arceos_api/src/imp/mod.rs
+++ b/api/arceos_api/src/imp/mod.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@ cfg_display! {
 mod stdio {
     use core::fmt;
 
-    pub fn ax_console_read_byte() -> Option<u8> {
-        axhal::console::getchar().map(|c| if c == b'\r' { b'\n' } else { c })
+    pub fn ax_console_read_bytes(buf: &mut [u8]) -> crate::AxResult<usize> {
+        let len = axhal::console::read_bytes(buf);
+        for c in &mut buf[..len] {
+            if *c == b'\r' {
+                *c = b'\n';
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(len)
     }
 
     pub fn ax_console_write_bytes(buf: &[u8]) -> crate::AxResult<usize> {
diff --git a/api/arceos_api/src/lib.rs b/api/arceos_api/src/lib.rs
index bf770028da..8bba9224de 100644
--- a/api/arceos_api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/api/arceos_api/src/lib.rs
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ pub mod mem {
 pub mod stdio {
     use core::fmt;
     define_api! {
-        /// Reads a byte from the console, or returns [`None`] if no input is available.
-        pub fn ax_console_read_byte() -> Option<u8>;
+        /// Reads a slice of bytes from the console, returns the number of bytes written.
+        pub fn ax_console_read_bytes(buf: &mut [u8]) -> crate::AxResult<usize>;
         /// Writes a slice of bytes to the console, returns the number of bytes written.
         pub fn ax_console_write_bytes(buf: &[u8]) -> crate::AxResult<usize>;
         /// Writes a formatted string to the console.
diff --git a/api/arceos_posix_api/src/imp/stdio.rs b/api/arceos_posix_api/src/imp/stdio.rs
index ded9c3333a..82a6f5eca7 100644
--- a/api/arceos_posix_api/src/imp/stdio.rs
+++ b/api/arceos_posix_api/src/imp/stdio.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,14 @@ use axsync::Mutex;
 #[cfg(feature = "fd")]
 use {alloc::sync::Arc, axerrno::LinuxError, axerrno::LinuxResult, axio::PollState};
 
-fn console_read_bytes() -> Option<u8> {
-    axhal::console::getchar().map(|c| if c == b'\r' { b'\n' } else { c })
+fn console_read_bytes(buf: &mut [u8]) -> AxResult<usize> {
+    let len = axhal::console::read_bytes(buf);
+    for c in &mut buf[..len] {
+        if *c == b'\r' {
+            *c = b'\n';
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(len)
 }
 
 fn console_write_bytes(buf: &[u8]) -> AxResult<usize> {
@@ -22,12 +28,11 @@ impl Read for StdinRaw {
     fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> AxResult<usize> {
         let mut read_len = 0;
         while read_len < buf.len() {
-            if let Some(c) = console_read_bytes() {
-                buf[read_len] = c;
-                read_len += 1;
-            } else {
+            let len = console_read_bytes(buf[read_len..].as_mut())?;
+            if len == 0 {
                 break;
             }
+            read_len += len;
         }
         Ok(read_len)
     }
diff --git a/modules/axhal/src/lib.rs b/modules/axhal/src/lib.rs
index 0601b93b3d..7e2116e640 100644
--- a/modules/axhal/src/lib.rs
+++ b/modules/axhal/src/lib.rs
@@ -60,13 +60,6 @@ pub mod paging;
 /// Console input and output.
 pub mod console {
     pub use super::platform::console::*;
-
-    /// Write a slice of bytes to the console.
-    pub fn write_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) {
-        for c in bytes {
-            putchar(*c);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 /// Miscellaneous operation, e.g. terminate the system.
diff --git a/modules/axhal/src/platform/aarch64_bsta1000b/dw_apb_uart.rs b/modules/axhal/src/platform/aarch64_bsta1000b/dw_apb_uart.rs
index ef6b3276e9..c6edb10f68 100644
--- a/modules/axhal/src/platform/aarch64_bsta1000b/dw_apb_uart.rs
+++ b/modules/axhal/src/platform/aarch64_bsta1000b/dw_apb_uart.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,32 @@ pub fn putchar(c: u8) {
 }
 
 /// Reads a byte from the console, or returns [`None`] if no input is available.
-pub fn getchar() -> Option<u8> {
+fn getchar() -> Option<u8> {
     UART.lock().getchar()
 }
 
+/// Write a slice of bytes to the console.
+pub fn write_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) {
+    for c in bytes {
+        putchar(*c);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Reads bytes from the console into the given mutable slice.
+/// Returns the number of bytes read.
+pub fn read_bytes(bytes: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+    let mut read_len = 0;
+    while read_len < bytes.len() {
+        if let Some(c) = getchar() {
+            bytes[read_len] = c;
+        } else {
+            break;
+        }
+        read_len += 1;
+    }
+    read_len
+}
+
 /// UART simply initialize
 pub fn init_early() {
     UART.lock().init();
diff --git a/modules/axhal/src/platform/aarch64_common/pl011.rs b/modules/axhal/src/platform/aarch64_common/pl011.rs
index c0afd5bbfe..8b4325c04e 100644
--- a/modules/axhal/src/platform/aarch64_common/pl011.rs
+++ b/modules/axhal/src/platform/aarch64_common/pl011.rs
@@ -24,10 +24,32 @@ pub fn putchar(c: u8) {
 }
 
 /// Reads a byte from the console, or returns [`None`] if no input is available.
-pub fn getchar() -> Option<u8> {
+fn getchar() -> Option<u8> {
     UART.lock().getchar()
 }
 
+/// Write a slice of bytes to the console.
+pub fn write_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) {
+    for c in bytes {
+        putchar(*c);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Reads bytes from the console into the given mutable slice.
+/// Returns the number of bytes read.
+pub fn read_bytes(bytes: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+    let mut read_len = 0;
+    while read_len < bytes.len() {
+        if let Some(c) = getchar() {
+            bytes[read_len] = c;
+        } else {
+            break;
+        }
+        read_len += 1;
+    }
+    read_len
+}
+
 /// Initialize the UART
 pub fn init_early() {
     UART.lock().init();
diff --git a/modules/axhal/src/platform/dummy/mod.rs b/modules/axhal/src/platform/dummy/mod.rs
index 389f14c778..e0d229ff3a 100644
--- a/modules/axhal/src/platform/dummy/mod.rs
+++ b/modules/axhal/src/platform/dummy/mod.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
 pub mod console {
-    /// Writes a byte to the console.
-    pub fn putchar(c: u8) {
+    /// Writes bytes to the console from input u8 slice.
+    pub fn write_bytes(_bytes: &[u8]) {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 
-    /// Reads a byte from the console, or returns [`None`] if no input is available.
-    pub fn getchar() -> Option<u8> {
+    /// Reads bytes from the console into the given mutable slice.
+    /// Returns the number of bytes read.
+    pub fn read_bytes(_bytes: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/axhal/src/platform/riscv64_qemu_virt/console.rs b/modules/axhal/src/platform/riscv64_qemu_virt/console.rs
index a7ec3e6465..e89c15442c 100644
--- a/modules/axhal/src/platform/riscv64_qemu_virt/console.rs
+++ b/modules/axhal/src/platform/riscv64_qemu_virt/console.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,47 @@
+use memory_addr::VirtAddr;
+
+use crate::mem::virt_to_phys;
+
+/// The maximum number of bytes that can be read at once.
+const MAX_RW_SIZE: usize = 256;
+
 /// Writes a byte to the console.
 pub fn putchar(c: u8) {
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    sbi_rt::legacy::console_putchar(c as usize);
+    sbi_rt::console_write_byte(c);
 }
 
-/// Reads a byte from the console, or returns [`None`] if no input is available.
-pub fn getchar() -> Option<u8> {
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    match sbi_rt::legacy::console_getchar() as isize {
-        -1 => None,
-        c => Some(c as u8),
+/// Tries to write bytes to the console from input u8 slice.
+/// Returns the number of bytes written.
+fn try_write_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> usize {
+    sbi_rt::console_write(sbi_rt::Physical::new(
+        // A maximum of 256 bytes can be written at a time
+        // to prevent SBI from disabling IRQs for too long.
+        bytes.len().min(MAX_RW_SIZE),
+        virt_to_phys(VirtAddr::from_ptr_of(bytes.as_ptr())).as_usize(),
+        0,
+    ))
+    .value
+}
+
+/// Writes bytes to the console from input u8 slice.
+pub fn write_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) {
+    let mut write_len = 0;
+    while write_len < bytes.len() {
+        let len = try_write_bytes(&bytes[write_len..]);
+        if len == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+        write_len += len;
     }
 }
+
+/// Reads bytes from the console into the given mutable slice.
+/// Returns the number of bytes read.
+pub fn read_bytes(bytes: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+    sbi_rt::console_read(sbi_rt::Physical::new(
+        bytes.len().min(MAX_RW_SIZE),
+        virt_to_phys(VirtAddr::from_mut_ptr_of(bytes.as_mut_ptr())).as_usize(),
+        0,
+    ))
+    .value
+}
diff --git a/modules/axhal/src/platform/x86_pc/uart16550.rs b/modules/axhal/src/platform/x86_pc/uart16550.rs
index 3c773d3074..66ee56f01c 100644
--- a/modules/axhal/src/platform/x86_pc/uart16550.rs
+++ b/modules/axhal/src/platform/x86_pc/uart16550.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl Uart16550 {
 }
 
 /// Writes a byte to the console.
-pub fn putchar(c: u8) {
+fn putchar(c: u8) {
     let mut uart = COM1.lock();
     match c {
         b'\n' => {
@@ -96,10 +96,32 @@ pub fn putchar(c: u8) {
 }
 
 /// Reads a byte from the console, or returns [`None`] if no input is available.
-pub fn getchar() -> Option<u8> {
+fn getchar() -> Option<u8> {
     COM1.lock().getchar()
 }
 
+/// Write a slice of bytes to the console.
+pub fn write_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) {
+    for c in bytes {
+        putchar(*c);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Reads bytes from the console into the given mutable slice.
+/// Returns the number of bytes read.
+pub fn read_bytes(bytes: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+    let mut read_len = 0;
+    while read_len < bytes.len() {
+        if let Some(c) = getchar() {
+            bytes[read_len] = c;
+        } else {
+            break;
+        }
+        read_len += 1;
+    }
+    read_len
+}
+
 pub(super) fn init() {
     COM1.lock().init(115200);
 }
diff --git a/ulib/axstd/src/io/stdio.rs b/ulib/axstd/src/io/stdio.rs
index 0b07f4bb6b..5bcdb238b9 100644
--- a/ulib/axstd/src/io/stdio.rs
+++ b/ulib/axstd/src/io/stdio.rs
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ impl Read for StdinRaw {
     fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
         let mut read_len = 0;
         while read_len < buf.len() {
-            if let Some(c) = arceos_api::stdio::ax_console_read_byte() {
-                buf[read_len] = c;
-                read_len += 1;
-            } else {
+            let len = arceos_api::stdio::ax_console_read_bytes(buf[read_len..].as_mut())?;
+            if len == 0 {
                 break;
             }
+            read_len += len;
         }
         Ok(read_len)
     }