diff --git a/drivers/char/generic_serial.c b/drivers/char/generic_serial.c
index f6610f2..149518e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/generic_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/char/generic_serial.c
@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@
 module_param(gs_debug, int, 0644);
 
 
-void gs_put_char(struct tty_struct * tty, unsigned char ch)
+int gs_put_char(struct tty_struct * tty, unsigned char ch)
 {
 	struct gs_port *port;
 
 	func_enter (); 
 
-	if (!tty) return;
+	if (!tty) return 0;
 
 	port = tty->driver_data;
 
-	if (!port) return;
+	if (!port) return 0;
 
-	if (! (port->flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED)) return;
+	if (! (port->flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED)) return 0;
 
 	/* Take a lock on the serial tranmit buffer! */
 	mutex_lock(& port->port_write_mutex);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 	if (port->xmit_cnt >= SERIAL_XMIT_SIZE - 1) {
 		/* Sorry, buffer is full, drop character. Update statistics???? -- REW */
 		mutex_unlock(&port->port_write_mutex);
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	port->xmit_buf[port->xmit_head++] = ch;
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 
 	mutex_unlock(&port->port_write_mutex);
 	func_exit ();
+	return 1;
 }