2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index ca4844c527da..acc5d47844eb 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -2328,6 +2328,10 @@ int tioclinux(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned long arg)
                 case TIOCL_SETVESABLANK:
                         set_vesa_blanking(p);
                         break;
+                case TIOCL_GETKMSGREDIRECT:
+                        data = kmsg_redirect;
+                        ret = __put_user(data, p);
+                        break;
                 case TIOCL_SETKMSGREDIRECT:
                         if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
                                 ret = -EPERM;
diff --git a/include/linux/tiocl.h b/include/linux/tiocl.h
index 2c9e847f6ed1..4756862c4ed4 100644
--- a/include/linux/tiocl.h
+++ b/include/linux/tiocl.h
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ struct tiocl_selection {
 #define TIOCL_SCROLLCONSOLE     13      /* scroll console */
 #define TIOCL_BLANKSCREEN       14      /* keep screen blank even if a key is pressed */
 #define TIOCL_BLANKEDSCREEN     15      /* return which vt was blanked */
+#define TIOCL_GETKMSGREDIRECT   17      /* get the vt the kernel messages are restricted to */
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_TIOCL_H */