3 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/kbd_kern.h b/include/linux/kbd_kern.h
index 4eb851ece080..efe0ee4cc80b 100644
--- a/include/linux/kbd_kern.h
+++ b/include/linux/kbd_kern.h
@@ -155,10 +155,8 @@ static inline void con_schedule_flip(struct tty_struct *t)
 {
         unsigned long flags;
         spin_lock_irqsave(&t->buf.lock, flags);
-        if (t->buf.tail != NULL) {
-                t->buf.tail->active = 0;
+        if (t->buf.tail != NULL)
                 t->buf.tail->commit = t->buf.tail->used;
-        }
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->buf.lock, flags);
         schedule_work(&t->buf.work);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index 341cc4552c00..b3b807e4b050 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ struct tty_buffer {
         unsigned char *flag_buf_ptr;
         int used;
         int size;
-        int active;
         int commit;
         int read;
         /* Data points here */
diff --git a/include/linux/tty_flip.h b/include/linux/tty_flip.h
index 31548303ee37..eb677cf56106 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty_flip.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty_flip.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ static inline int tty_insert_flip_char(struct tty_struct *tty,
                                         unsigned char ch, char flag)
 {
         struct tty_buffer *tb = tty->buf.tail;
-        if (tb && tb->active && tb->used < tb->size) {
+        if (tb && tb->used < tb->size) {
                 tb->flag_buf_ptr[tb->used] = flag;
                 tb->char_buf_ptr[tb->used++] = ch;
                 return 1;