1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_port.c b/drivers/char/tty_port.c
index c8f8024cb40e..f54e40cbf023 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_port.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_port.c
@@ -94,3 +94,20 @@ void tty_port_tty_set(struct tty_port *port, struct tty_struct *tty)
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_port_tty_set);
+
+/**
+ *      tty_port_carrier_raised -       carrier raised check
+ *      @port: tty port
+ *
+ *      Wrapper for the carrier detect logic. For the moment this is used
+ *      to hide some internal details. This will eventually become entirely
+ *      internal to the tty port.
+ */
+
+int tty_port_carrier_raised(struct tty_port *port)
+{
+        if (port->ops->carrier_raised == NULL)
+                return 1;
+        return port->ops->carrier_raised(port);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_port_carrier_raised);