diff --git a/drivers/char/n_hdlc.c b/drivers/char/n_hdlc.c
index 69ec639..bacb3e2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/n_hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/n_hdlc.c
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@
 		break;
 
 	default:
-		error = n_tty_ioctl (tty, file, cmd, arg);
+		error = n_tty_ioctl_helper(tty, file, cmd, arg);
 		break;
 	}
 	return error;
diff --git a/drivers/char/n_tty.c b/drivers/char/n_tty.c
index 708c2b1..b4f5dcc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/char/n_tty.c
@@ -1011,8 +1011,20 @@
 
 static void n_tty_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios *old)
 {
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
+	int canon_change = 1;
+	BUG_ON(!tty);
+
+	if (old)
+		canon_change = (old->c_lflag ^ tty->termios->c_lflag) & ICANON;
+	if (canon_change) {
+		memset(&tty->read_flags, 0, sizeof tty->read_flags);
+		tty->canon_head = tty->read_tail;
+		tty->canon_data = 0;
+		tty->erasing = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (canon_change && !L_ICANON(tty) && tty->read_cnt)
+		wake_up_interruptible(&tty->read_wait);
 
 	tty->icanon = (L_ICANON(tty) != 0);
 	if (test_bit(TTY_HW_COOK_IN, &tty->flags)) {
@@ -1573,6 +1585,43 @@
 	return mask;
 }
 
+static unsigned long inq_canon(struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+	int nr, head, tail;
+
+	if (!tty->canon_data || !tty->read_buf)
+		return 0;
+	head = tty->canon_head;
+	tail = tty->read_tail;
+	nr = (head - tail) & (N_TTY_BUF_SIZE-1);
+	/* Skip EOF-chars.. */
+	while (head != tail) {
+		if (test_bit(tail, tty->read_flags) &&
+		    tty->read_buf[tail] == __DISABLED_CHAR)
+			nr--;
+		tail = (tail+1) & (N_TTY_BUF_SIZE-1);
+	}
+	return nr;
+}
+
+static int n_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
+		       unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case TIOCOUTQ:
+		return put_user(tty_chars_in_buffer(tty), (int __user *) arg);
+	case TIOCINQ:
+		retval = tty->read_cnt;
+		if (L_ICANON(tty))
+			retval = inq_canon(tty);
+		return put_user(retval, (unsigned int __user *) arg);
+	default:
+		return n_tty_ioctl_helper(tty, file, cmd, arg);
+	}
+}
+
 struct tty_ldisc_ops tty_ldisc_N_TTY = {
 	.magic           = TTY_LDISC_MAGIC,
 	.name            = "n_tty",
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
index 14cc19c..a408c8e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@
 
 static void change_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios *new_termios)
 {
-	int canon_change;
 	struct ktermios old_termios;
 	struct tty_ldisc *ld;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -505,18 +504,6 @@
 	old_termios = *tty->termios;
 	*tty->termios = *new_termios;
 	unset_locked_termios(tty->termios, &old_termios, tty->termios_locked);
-	canon_change = (old_termios.c_lflag ^ tty->termios->c_lflag) & ICANON;
-	if (canon_change) {
-		memset(&tty->read_flags, 0, sizeof tty->read_flags);
-		tty->canon_head = tty->read_tail;
-		tty->canon_data = 0;
-		tty->erasing = 0;
-	}
-
-	/* This bit should be in the ldisc code */
-	if (canon_change && !L_ICANON(tty) && tty->read_cnt)
-		/* Get characters left over from canonical mode. */
-		wake_up_interruptible(&tty->read_wait);
 
 	/* See if packet mode change of state. */
 	if (tty->link && tty->link->packet) {
@@ -677,24 +664,6 @@
 
 #endif
 
-static unsigned long inq_canon(struct tty_struct *tty)
-{
-	int nr, head, tail;
-
-	if (!tty->canon_data || !tty->read_buf)
-		return 0;
-	head = tty->canon_head;
-	tail = tty->read_tail;
-	nr = (head - tail) & (N_TTY_BUF_SIZE-1);
-	/* Skip EOF-chars.. */
-	while (head != tail) {
-		if (test_bit(tail, tty->read_flags) &&
-		    tty->read_buf[tail] == __DISABLED_CHAR)
-			nr--;
-		tail = (tail+1) & (N_TTY_BUF_SIZE-1);
-	}
-	return nr;
-}
 
 #ifdef TIOCGETP
 /*
@@ -1110,7 +1079,7 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_perform_flush);
 
-int n_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
+int n_tty_ioctl_helper(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 		       unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -1148,13 +1117,6 @@
 		return 0;
 	case TCFLSH:
 		return tty_perform_flush(tty, arg);
-	case TIOCOUTQ:
-		return put_user(tty_chars_in_buffer(tty), (int __user *) arg);
-	case TIOCINQ:
-		retval = tty->read_cnt;
-		if (L_ICANON(tty))
-			retval = inq_canon(tty);
-		return put_user(retval, (unsigned int __user *) arg);
 	case TIOCPKT:
 	{
 		int pktmode;
@@ -1180,4 +1142,4 @@
 		return tty_mode_ioctl(tty, file, cmd, arg);
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(n_tty_ioctl);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(n_tty_ioctl_helper);