diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index c249ff1..2f6f9b5 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1023,14 +1023,14 @@
 	return i;
 }
 
-void tty_write_unlock(struct tty_struct *tty)
+static void tty_write_unlock(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	__releases(&tty->atomic_write_lock)
 {
 	mutex_unlock(&tty->atomic_write_lock);
 	wake_up_interruptible_poll(&tty->write_wait, POLLOUT);
 }
 
-int tty_write_lock(struct tty_struct *tty, int ndelay)
+static int tty_write_lock(struct tty_struct *tty, int ndelay)
 	__acquires(&tty->atomic_write_lock)
 {
 	if (!mutex_trylock(&tty->atomic_write_lock)) {
@@ -1217,6 +1217,35 @@
 	return tty_write(file, buf, count, ppos);
 }
 
+/**
+ *	tty_send_xchar	-	send priority character
+ *
+ *	Send a high priority character to the tty even if stopped
+ *
+ *	Locking: none for xchar method, write ordering for write method.
+ */
+
+int tty_send_xchar(struct tty_struct *tty, char ch)
+{
+	int	was_stopped = tty->stopped;
+
+	if (tty->ops->send_xchar) {
+		tty->ops->send_xchar(tty, ch);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (tty_write_lock(tty, 0) < 0)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
+	if (was_stopped)
+		start_tty(tty);
+	tty->ops->write(tty, &ch, 1);
+	if (was_stopped)
+		stop_tty(tty);
+	tty_write_unlock(tty);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static char ptychar[] = "pqrstuvwxyzabcde";
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
index dcf5c0a..ad9120d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
@@ -912,35 +912,6 @@
 #endif
 
 /**
- *	send_prio_char		-	send priority character
- *
- *	Send a high priority character to the tty even if stopped
- *
- *	Locking: none for xchar method, write ordering for write method.
- */
-
-static int send_prio_char(struct tty_struct *tty, char ch)
-{
-	int	was_stopped = tty->stopped;
-
-	if (tty->ops->send_xchar) {
-		tty->ops->send_xchar(tty, ch);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (tty_write_lock(tty, 0) < 0)
-		return -ERESTARTSYS;
-
-	if (was_stopped)
-		start_tty(tty);
-	tty->ops->write(tty, &ch, 1);
-	if (was_stopped)
-		stop_tty(tty);
-	tty_write_unlock(tty);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
  *	tty_change_softcar	-	carrier change ioctl helper
  *	@tty: tty to update
  *	@arg: enable/disable CLOCAL
@@ -1194,11 +1165,11 @@
 			break;
 		case TCIOFF:
 			if (STOP_CHAR(tty) != __DISABLED_CHAR)
-				return send_prio_char(tty, STOP_CHAR(tty));
+				return tty_send_xchar(tty, STOP_CHAR(tty));
 			break;
 		case TCION:
 			if (START_CHAR(tty) != __DISABLED_CHAR)
-				return send_prio_char(tty, START_CHAR(tty));
+				return tty_send_xchar(tty, START_CHAR(tty));
 			break;
 		default:
 			return -EINVAL;