--- coredrv/softserial.h.orig	2005-03-23 01:55:22.000000000 +0100
+++ coredrv/softserial.h	2005-03-23 01:55:49.000000000 +0100
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 int  softserial_open           (struct tty_struct*, struct file*);
 void softserial_put_char       (struct tty_struct*, unsigned char);
 void softserial_set_termios    (struct tty_struct*, struct termios*);
-int  softserial_write          (struct tty_struct*, int, const unsigned char*, int);
+int  softserial_write          (struct tty_struct*, const unsigned char*, int);
 int  softserial_ioctl          (struct tty_struct*, struct file*, unsigned int, unsigned long);
 
 
--- coredrv/softserial_io.c.orig	2005-03-23 01:56:46.000000000 +0100
+++ coredrv/softserial_io.c	2005-03-23 01:58:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 //=============================================================================
 static DECLARE_MUTEX(softserial_write_sem);
 int softserial_write(struct tty_struct* ptty,
-                      int from_user_space,
+                      //int from_user_space,
                       const unsigned char* input_buffer,
                       int write_count_asked)  //why is it a signed int?
 {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
    //printk("softserial:softserial_write()\n");
    //printk("write: fus%d, count%d\n",from_user_space, write_count_asked);
    
-   if(from_user_space)
+   /*if(from_user_space)
    {
       down(&softserial_write_sem); //this may not be enough
       while(write_count_asked - written_count > 0)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
       up(&softserial_write_sem);
    }
    else           //data is from kernel space
-   {
+   {*/
       while(write_count_asked - written_count > 0)
       {
          softcore_space = G.softcore.write_free();
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
          input_buffer_ptr += copy_size;
          written_count += copy_size;
       }
-   }
+   //}
 
    return(written_count);
 }