diff --git a/drivers/char/n_tty.c b/drivers/char/n_tty.c
index bdae832..3bc496a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/char/n_tty.c
@@ -1102,6 +1102,11 @@ static inline void n_tty_receive_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char c)
 	if (I_IUCLC(tty) && L_IEXTEN(tty))
 		c = tolower(c);
 
+	if (L_EXTPROC(tty)) {
+		put_tty_queue(c, tty);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (tty->stopped && !tty->flow_stopped && I_IXON(tty) &&
 	    I_IXANY(tty) && c != START_CHAR(tty) && c != STOP_CHAR(tty) &&
 	    c != INTR_CHAR(tty) && c != QUIT_CHAR(tty) && c != SUSP_CHAR(tty)) {
@@ -1409,7 +1414,7 @@ static void n_tty_receive_buf(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *cp,
 
 	n_tty_set_room(tty);
 
-	if (!tty->icanon && (tty->read_cnt >= tty->minimum_to_wake)) {
+	if ((!tty->icanon && (tty->read_cnt >= tty->minimum_to_wake)) || L_EXTPROC(tty)) {
 		kill_fasync(&tty->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
 		if (waitqueue_active(&tty->read_wait))
 			wake_up_interruptible(&tty->read_wait);
@@ -1585,7 +1590,7 @@ static int n_tty_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 static inline int input_available_p(struct tty_struct *tty, int amt)
 {
 	tty_flush_to_ldisc(tty);
-	if (tty->icanon) {
+	if (tty->icanon && !L_EXTPROC(tty)) {
 		if (tty->canon_data)
 			return 1;
 	} else if (tty->read_cnt >= (amt ? amt : 1))
@@ -1632,6 +1637,11 @@ static int copy_from_read_buf(struct tty_struct *tty,
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&tty->read_lock, flags);
 		tty->read_tail = (tty->read_tail + n) & (N_TTY_BUF_SIZE-1);
 		tty->read_cnt -= n;
+		/* Check if last character is EOF */
+		if (L_EXTPROC(tty) && tty->icanon) {
+			if (!tty->read_cnt && *b[n-1] == EOF_CHAR(tty))
+				n--;
+		}
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tty->read_lock, flags);
 		*b += n;
 		*nr -= n;
@@ -1767,6 +1777,13 @@ do_it_again:
 				break;
 			}
 			nr--;
+			if (cs & TIOCPKT_IOCTL) {
+				c = sizeof(struct termios);
+				if (c > nr) c = nr;
+				copy_to_user(b, tty->link->termios, c);
+				nr -= c;
+				b += c;
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 		/* This statement must be first before checking for input
@@ -1812,7 +1829,7 @@ do_it_again:
 			nr--;
 		}
 
-		if (tty->icanon) {
+		if (tty->icanon && !L_EXTPROC(tty)) {
 			/* N.B. avoid overrun if nr == 0 */
 			while (nr && tty->read_cnt) {
 				int eol;
diff --git a/drivers/char/pty.c b/drivers/char/pty.c
index d83a431..c429e9f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pty.c
@@ -171,6 +171,15 @@ static int pty_set_lock(struct tty_struct *tty, int __user *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Send a signal to the slave */
+static int pty_signal(struct tty_struct *tty, int sig)
+{
+	if (tty->link) {
+		kill_pgrp(tty->link->pgrp, sig, 1);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void pty_flush_buffer(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct tty_struct *to = tty->link;
@@ -321,6 +330,8 @@ static int pty_bsd_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case TIOCSPTLCK: /* Set PT Lock (disallow slave open) */
 		return pty_set_lock(tty, (int __user *) arg);
+	case TIOCSIG:    /* Send signal to other side of pty */
+		return pty_signal(tty, (int) arg);
 	}
 	return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 }
@@ -476,6 +487,8 @@ static int pty_unix98_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 		return pty_set_lock(tty, (int __user *)arg);
 	case TIOCGPTN: /* Get PT Number */
 		return put_user(tty->index, (unsigned int __user *)arg);
+	case TIOCSIG:    /* Send signal to other side of pty */
+		return pty_signal(tty, (int) arg);
 	}
 
 	return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
index 6bd5f88..0c18899 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
@@ -517,19 +517,25 @@ static void change_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios *new_termios)
 
 	/* See if packet mode change of state. */
 	if (tty->link && tty->link->packet) {
+		int extproc = (old_termios.c_lflag & EXTPROC) |
+				(tty->termios->c_lflag & EXTPROC);
 		int old_flow = ((old_termios.c_iflag & IXON) &&
 				(old_termios.c_cc[VSTOP] == '\023') &&
 				(old_termios.c_cc[VSTART] == '\021'));
 		int new_flow = (I_IXON(tty) &&
 				STOP_CHAR(tty) == '\023' &&
 				START_CHAR(tty) == '\021');
-		if (old_flow != new_flow) {
+		if ((old_flow != new_flow) || extproc) {
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&tty->ctrl_lock, flags);
-			tty->ctrl_status &= ~(TIOCPKT_DOSTOP | TIOCPKT_NOSTOP);
-			if (new_flow)
-				tty->ctrl_status |= TIOCPKT_DOSTOP;
-			else
-				tty->ctrl_status |= TIOCPKT_NOSTOP;
+			if (old_flow != new_flow) {
+				tty->ctrl_status &= ~(TIOCPKT_DOSTOP | TIOCPKT_NOSTOP);
+				if (new_flow)
+					tty->ctrl_status |= TIOCPKT_DOSTOP;
+				else
+					tty->ctrl_status |= TIOCPKT_NOSTOP;
+			}
+			if (extproc)
+				tty->ctrl_status |= TIOCPKT_IOCTL;
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tty->ctrl_lock, flags);
 			wake_up_interruptible(&tty->link->read_wait);
 		}
diff --git a/fs/compat_ioctl.c b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
index 641640d..766636d 100644
--- a/fs/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -966,6 +966,7 @@ COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TIOCGPGRP)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TIOCGPTN)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TIOCSPTLCK)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TIOCSERGETLSR)
+COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TIOCSIG)
 #ifdef TCGETS2
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TCGETS2)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TCSETS2)
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/ioctls.h b/include/asm-generic/ioctls.h
index a799e20..87661c8 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/ioctls.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/ioctls.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #define TCSETX		0x5433
 #define TCSETXF		0x5434
 #define TCSETXW		0x5435
+#define TIOCSIG		_IOW('T', 0x36, int)  /* pty: generate signal */
 
 #define FIONCLEX	0x5450
 #define FIOCLEX		0x5451
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@
 #define TIOCPKT_START		 8
 #define TIOCPKT_NOSTOP		16
 #define TIOCPKT_DOSTOP		32
+#define TIOCPKT_IOCTL		64
 
 #define TIOCSER_TEMT	0x01	/* Transmitter physically empty */
 
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/termbits.h b/include/asm-generic/termbits.h
index 1c9773d..232b478 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/termbits.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/termbits.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ struct ktermios {
 #define FLUSHO	0010000
 #define PENDIN	0040000
 #define IEXTEN	0100000
+#define EXTPROC	0200000
 
 /* tcflow() and TCXONC use these */
 #define	TCOOFF		0
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index 4409967..3cfe448 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ struct tty_bufhead {
 #define L_FLUSHO(tty)	_L_FLAG((tty), FLUSHO)
 #define L_PENDIN(tty)	_L_FLAG((tty), PENDIN)
 #define L_IEXTEN(tty)	_L_FLAG((tty), IEXTEN)
+#define L_EXTPROC(tty)	_L_FLAG((tty), EXTPROC)
 
 struct device;
 struct signal_struct;