hu->hdev->stat.byte_rx += count;
        spin_unlock(&hu->rx_lock);
 
-       if (test_and_clear_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags) &&
-                                       tty->ops->unthrottle)
-               tty->ops->unthrottle(tty);
+       tty_unthrottle(tty);
 }
 
 static int hci_uart_register_dev(struct hci_uart *hu)
 
 
 static void check_unthrottle(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-       if (tty->count &&
-           test_and_clear_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags) &&
-           tty->ops->unthrottle)
-               tty->ops->unthrottle(tty);
+       if (tty->count)
+               tty_unthrottle(tty);
 }
 
 /**
         * mode.  We don't want to throttle the driver if we're in
         * canonical mode and don't have a newline yet!
         */
-       if (tty->receive_room < TTY_THRESHOLD_THROTTLE) {
-               /* check TTY_THROTTLED first so it indicates our state */
-               if (!test_and_set_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags) &&
-                   tty->ops->throttle)
-                       tty->ops->throttle(tty);
-       }
+       if (tty->receive_room < TTY_THRESHOLD_THROTTLE)
+               tty_throttle(tty);
 }
 
 int is_ignored(int sig)
 
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_driver_flush_buffer);
 
+void tty_throttle(struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+       /* check TTY_THROTTLED first so it indicates our state */
+       if (!test_and_set_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags) &&
+           tty->ops->throttle)
+               tty->ops->throttle(tty);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_throttle);
+
+void tty_unthrottle(struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+       if (test_and_clear_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags) &&
+           tty->ops->unthrottle)
+               tty->ops->unthrottle(tty);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_unthrottle);
 
 /**
  *     tty_wait_until_sent     -       wait for I/O to finish
 
        sixpack_decode(sp, buf, count1);
 
        sp_put(sp);
-       if (test_and_clear_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags)
-           && tty->ops->unthrottle)
-               tty->ops->unthrottle(tty);
+       tty_unthrottle(tty);
 }
 
 /*
 
        }
 
        mkiss_put(ax);
-       if (test_and_clear_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags)
-           && tty->ops->unthrottle)
-               tty->ops->unthrottle(tty);
+       tty_unthrottle(tty);
 }
 
 /*
 
        if (!skb_queue_empty(&ap->rqueue))
                tasklet_schedule(&ap->tsk);
        ap_put(ap);
-       if (test_and_clear_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags)
-           && tty->ops->unthrottle)
-               tty->ops->unthrottle(tty);
+       tty_unthrottle(tty);
 }
 
 static void
 
        if (!skb_queue_empty(&ap->rqueue))
                tasklet_schedule(&ap->tsk);
        sp_put(ap);
-       if (test_and_clear_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags)
-           && tty->ops->unthrottle)
-               tty->ops->unthrottle(tty);
+       tty_unthrottle(tty);
 }
 
 static void
 
 extern int tty_chars_in_buffer(struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern int tty_write_room(struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern void tty_driver_flush_buffer(struct tty_struct *tty);
+extern void tty_throttle(struct tty_struct *tty);
+extern void tty_unthrottle(struct tty_struct *tty);
 
 extern int is_current_pgrp_orphaned(void);
 extern struct pid *tty_get_pgrp(struct tty_struct *tty);
 
  *     This routine notifies the tty driver that input buffers for
  *     the line discipline are close to full, and it should somehow
  *     signal that no more characters should be sent to the tty.
+ *
+ *     Optional: Always invoke via tty_throttle();
  * 
  * void (*unthrottle)(struct tty_struct * tty);
  *
  *     that characters can now be sent to the tty without fear of
  *     overrunning the input buffers of the line disciplines.
  * 
+ *     Optional: Always invoke via tty_unthrottle();
+ *
  * void (*stop)(struct tty_struct *tty);
  *
  *     This routine notifies the tty driver that it should stop