diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
index bf34e459742..93bfa1d6cc9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
@@ -579,6 +579,50 @@ static int get_termio(struct tty_struct *tty, struct termio __user *termio)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
+#ifdef TCGETX
+
+/**
+ *	set_termiox	-	set termiox fields if possible
+ *	@tty: terminal
+ *	@arg: termiox structure from user
+ *	@opt: option flags for ioctl type
+ *
+ *	Implement the device calling points for the SYS5 termiox ioctl
+ *	interface in Linux
+ */
+
+static int set_termiox(struct tty_struct *tty, void __user *arg, int opt)
+{
+	struct termiox tnew;
+	struct tty_ldisc *ld;
+
+	if (tty->termiox == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (copy_from_user(&tnew, arg, sizeof(struct termiox)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	ld = tty_ldisc_ref(tty);
+	if (ld != NULL) {
+		if ((opt & TERMIOS_FLUSH) && ld->ops->flush_buffer)
+			ld->ops->flush_buffer(tty);
+		tty_ldisc_deref(ld);
+	}
+	if (opt & TERMIOS_WAIT) {
+		tty_wait_until_sent(tty, 0);
+		if (signal_pending(current))
+			return -EINTR;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&tty->termios_mutex);
+	if (tty->ops->set_termiox)
+		tty->ops->set_termiox(tty, &tnew);
+	mutex_unlock(&tty->termios_mutex);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 static unsigned long inq_canon(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	int nr, head, tail;
@@ -936,6 +980,20 @@ int tty_mode_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 			return -EFAULT;
 			return 0;
 #endif
+#ifdef TCGETX
+	case TCGETX:
+		if (real_tty->termiox == NULL)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (copy_to_user(p, real_tty->termiox, sizeof(struct termiox)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		return 0;
+	case TCSETX:
+		return set_termiox(real_tty, p, 0);
+	case TCSETXW:
+		return set_termiox(real_tty, p, TERMIOS_WAIT);
+	case TCSETXF:
+		return set_termiox(real_tty, p, TERMIOS_FLUSH);
+#endif		
 	case TIOCGSOFTCAR:
 		/* FIXME: for correctness we may need to take the termios
 		   lock here - review */
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/ioctls.h b/include/asm-x86/ioctls.h
index 1a8ac45b28b..06752a64904 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/ioctls.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/ioctls.h
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
 #define TIOCGPTN	_IOR('T', 0x30, unsigned int)
 				/* Get Pty Number (of pty-mux device) */
 #define TIOCSPTLCK	_IOW('T', 0x31, int)  /* Lock/unlock Pty */
+#define TCGETX		0x5432 /* SYS5 TCGETX compatibility */
+#define TCSETX		0x5433
+#define TCSETXF		0x5434
+#define TCSETXW		0x5435
 
 #define FIONCLEX	0x5450
 #define FIOCLEX		0x5451
diff --git a/include/linux/termios.h b/include/linux/termios.h
index 478662889f4..2acd0c1f8a2 100644
--- a/include/linux/termios.h
+++ b/include/linux/termios.h
@@ -4,4 +4,19 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm/termios.h>
 
+#define NFF	5
+
+struct termiox
+{
+	__u16	x_hflag;
+	__u16	x_cflag;
+	__u16	x_rflag[NFF];
+	__u16	x_sflag;
+};
+
+#define	RTSXOFF		0x0001		/* RTS flow control on input */
+#define	CTSXON		0x0002		/* CTS flow control on output */
+#define	DTRXOFF		0x0004		/* DTR flow control on input */
+#define DSRXON		0x0008		/* DCD flow control on output */
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index b6e6c26883e..b64d10b6654 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ struct tty_struct {
 	spinlock_t ctrl_lock;
 	/* Termios values are protected by the termios mutex */
 	struct ktermios *termios, *termios_locked;
+	struct termiox *termiox;	/* May be NULL for unsupported */
 	char name[64];
 	struct pid *pgrp;		/* Protected by ctrl lock */
 	struct pid *session;
diff --git a/include/linux/tty_driver.h b/include/linux/tty_driver.h
index 16d27944c32..ac6e58e26b7 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty_driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty_driver.h
@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@
  *	not force errors here if they are not resizable objects (eg a serial
  *	line). See tty_do_resize() if you need to wrap the standard method
  *	in your own logic - the usual case.
+ *
+ * void (*set_termiox)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct termiox *new);
+ *
+ *	Called when the device receives a termiox based ioctl. Passes down
+ *	the requested data from user space. This method will not be invoked
+ *	unless the tty also has a valid tty->termiox pointer.
+ *
+ *	Optional: Called under the termios lock
  */
 
 #include <linux/fs.h>
@@ -220,6 +228,7 @@ struct tty_operations {
 			unsigned int set, unsigned int clear);
 	int (*resize)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct tty_struct *real_tty,
 				struct winsize *ws);
+	int (*set_termiox)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct termiox *tnew);
 #ifdef CONFIG_CONSOLE_POLL
 	int (*poll_init)(struct tty_driver *driver, int line, char *options);
 	int (*poll_get_char)(struct tty_driver *driver, int line);