diff --git a/drivers/char/n_tty.c b/drivers/char/n_tty.c
index 6ac3ca4c723c..b3d4ccc33a47 100644
--- a/drivers/char/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/char/n_tty.c
@@ -1544,21 +1544,18 @@ static unsigned int normal_poll(struct tty_struct * tty, struct file * file, pol
 }
 
 struct tty_ldisc tty_ldisc_N_TTY = {
-	TTY_LDISC_MAGIC,	/* magic */
-	"n_tty",		/* name */
-	0,			/* num */
-	0,			/* flags */
-	n_tty_open,		/* open */
-	n_tty_close,		/* close */
-	n_tty_flush_buffer,	/* flush_buffer */
-	n_tty_chars_in_buffer,	/* chars_in_buffer */
-	read_chan,		/* read */
-	write_chan,		/* write */
-	n_tty_ioctl,		/* ioctl */
-	n_tty_set_termios,	/* set_termios */
-	normal_poll,		/* poll */
-	NULL,			/* hangup */
-	n_tty_receive_buf,	/* receive_buf */
-	n_tty_write_wakeup	/* write_wakeup */
+	.magic           = TTY_LDISC_MAGIC,
+	.name            = "n_tty",
+	.open            = n_tty_open,
+	.close           = n_tty_close,
+	.flush_buffer    = n_tty_flush_buffer,
+	.chars_in_buffer = n_tty_chars_in_buffer,
+	.read            = read_chan,
+	.write           = write_chan,
+	.ioctl           = n_tty_ioctl,
+	.set_termios     = n_tty_set_termios,
+	.poll            = normal_poll,
+	.receive_buf     = n_tty_receive_buf,
+	.write_wakeup    = n_tty_write_wakeup
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index fc662e4ce58a..fe62c2170d01 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ static int tty_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
 static int tty_release(struct inode *, struct file *);
 int tty_ioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * file,
 	      unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+static long tty_compat_ioctl(struct file * file, unsigned int cmd,
+				unsigned long arg);
+#else
+#define tty_compat_ioctl NULL
+#endif
 static int tty_fasync(int fd, struct file * filp, int on);
 static void release_tty(struct tty_struct *tty, int idx);
 static void __proc_set_tty(struct task_struct *tsk, struct tty_struct *tty);
@@ -1143,8 +1149,8 @@ static unsigned int hung_up_tty_poll(struct file * filp, poll_table * wait)
 	return POLLIN | POLLOUT | POLLERR | POLLHUP | POLLRDNORM | POLLWRNORM;
 }
 
-static int hung_up_tty_ioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * file,
-			     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static long hung_up_tty_ioctl(struct file * file,
+			      unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	return cmd == TIOCSPGRP ? -ENOTTY : -EIO;
 }
@@ -1155,6 +1161,7 @@ static const struct file_operations tty_fops = {
 	.write		= tty_write,
 	.poll		= tty_poll,
 	.ioctl		= tty_ioctl,
+	.compat_ioctl	= tty_compat_ioctl,
 	.open		= tty_open,
 	.release	= tty_release,
 	.fasync		= tty_fasync,
@@ -1167,6 +1174,7 @@ static const struct file_operations ptmx_fops = {
 	.write		= tty_write,
 	.poll		= tty_poll,
 	.ioctl		= tty_ioctl,
+	.compat_ioctl	= tty_compat_ioctl,
 	.open		= ptmx_open,
 	.release	= tty_release,
 	.fasync		= tty_fasync,
@@ -1179,6 +1187,7 @@ static const struct file_operations console_fops = {
 	.write		= redirected_tty_write,
 	.poll		= tty_poll,
 	.ioctl		= tty_ioctl,
+	.compat_ioctl	= tty_compat_ioctl,
 	.open		= tty_open,
 	.release	= tty_release,
 	.fasync		= tty_fasync,
@@ -1189,7 +1198,8 @@ static const struct file_operations hung_up_tty_fops = {
 	.read		= hung_up_tty_read,
 	.write		= hung_up_tty_write,
 	.poll		= hung_up_tty_poll,
-	.ioctl		= hung_up_tty_ioctl,
+	.unlocked_ioctl = hung_up_tty_ioctl,
+	.compat_ioctl	= hung_up_tty_ioctl,
 	.release	= tty_release,
 };
 
@@ -3357,6 +3367,32 @@ int tty_ioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * file,
 	return retval;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+static long tty_compat_ioctl(struct file * file, unsigned int cmd,
+				unsigned long arg)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct tty_struct *tty = file->private_data;
+	struct tty_ldisc *ld;
+	int retval = -ENOIOCTLCMD;
+
+	if (tty_paranoia_check(tty, inode, "tty_ioctl"))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (tty->driver->compat_ioctl) {
+		retval = (tty->driver->compat_ioctl)(tty, file, cmd, arg);
+		if (retval != -ENOIOCTLCMD)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
+	ld = tty_ldisc_ref_wait(tty);
+	if (ld->compat_ioctl)
+		retval = ld->compat_ioctl(tty, file, cmd, arg);
+	tty_ldisc_deref(ld);
+
+	return retval;
+}
+#endif
 
 /*
  * This implements the "Secure Attention Key" ---  the idea is to
@@ -3689,6 +3725,7 @@ void tty_set_operations(struct tty_driver *driver,
 	driver->write_room = op->write_room;
 	driver->chars_in_buffer = op->chars_in_buffer;
 	driver->ioctl = op->ioctl;
+	driver->compat_ioctl = op->compat_ioctl;
 	driver->set_termios = op->set_termios;
 	driver->throttle = op->throttle;
 	driver->unthrottle = op->unthrottle;
diff --git a/include/linux/tty_driver.h b/include/linux/tty_driver.h
index 659487e3ebeb..85c95cd39bc3 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty_driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty_driver.h
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@
  * 	This routine allows the tty driver to implement
  *	device-specific ioctl's.  If the ioctl number passed in cmd
  * 	is not recognized by the driver, it should return ENOIOCTLCMD.
+ *
+ * long (*compat_ioctl)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
+ * 	                unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
+ *
+ * 	implement ioctl processing for 32 bit process on 64 bit system
  * 
  * void (*set_termios)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios * old);
  *
@@ -132,6 +137,8 @@ struct tty_operations {
 	int  (*chars_in_buffer)(struct tty_struct *tty);
 	int  (*ioctl)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
 		    unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
+	long (*compat_ioctl)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
+			     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 	void (*set_termios)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios * old);
 	void (*throttle)(struct tty_struct * tty);
 	void (*unthrottle)(struct tty_struct * tty);
@@ -193,6 +200,8 @@ struct tty_driver {
 	int  (*chars_in_buffer)(struct tty_struct *tty);
 	int  (*ioctl)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
 		    unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
+	long (*compat_ioctl)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
+			     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 	void (*set_termios)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios * old);
 	void (*throttle)(struct tty_struct * tty);
 	void (*unthrottle)(struct tty_struct * tty);
diff --git a/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h b/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
index d75932e27710..6226504d9108 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@
  * 	low-level driver can "grab" an ioctl request before the line
  * 	discpline has a chance to see it.
  * 
+ * long	(*compat_ioctl)(struct tty_struct * tty, struct file * file,
+ * 		        unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
+ *
+ *      Process ioctl calls from 32-bit process on 64-bit system
+ *
  * void	(*set_termios)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios * old);
  *
  * 	This function notifies the line discpline that a change has
@@ -118,6 +123,8 @@ struct tty_ldisc {
 			 const unsigned char * buf, size_t nr);	
 	int	(*ioctl)(struct tty_struct * tty, struct file * file,
 			 unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
+	long	(*compat_ioctl)(struct tty_struct * tty, struct file * file,
+				unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 	void	(*set_termios)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios * old);
 	unsigned int (*poll)(struct tty_struct *, struct file *,
 			     struct poll_table_struct *);