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diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c b/drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c
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+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c
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+#include <linux/tty.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
+#include <linux/semaphore.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+
+/*
+ * The 'big tty mutex'
+ *
+ * This mutex is taken and released by tty_lock() and tty_unlock(),
+ * replacing the older big kernel lock.
+ * It can no longer be taken recursively, and does not get
+ * released implicitly while sleeping.
+ *
+ * Don't use in new code.
+ */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(big_tty_mutex);
+
+/*
+ * Getting the big tty mutex.
+ */
+void __lockfunc tty_lock(void)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&big_tty_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_lock);
+
+void __lockfunc tty_unlock(void)
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&big_tty_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_unlock);