1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/n_tty.c b/drivers/char/n_tty.c
index 2e50f4dfc79c..bdae8327143c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/char/n_tty.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <linux/audit.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
@@ -2091,3 +2092,19 @@ struct tty_ldisc_ops tty_ldisc_N_TTY = {
         .receive_buf     = n_tty_receive_buf,
         .write_wakeup    = n_tty_write_wakeup
 };
+
+/**
+ *      n_tty_inherit_ops       -       inherit N_TTY methods
+ *      @ops: struct tty_ldisc_ops where to save N_TTY methods
+ *
+ *      Used by a generic struct tty_ldisc_ops to easily inherit N_TTY
+ *      methods.
+ */
+
+void n_tty_inherit_ops(struct tty_ldisc_ops *ops)
+{
+        *ops = tty_ldisc_N_TTY;
+        ops->owner = NULL;
+        ops->refcount = ops->flags = 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(n_tty_inherit_ops);