/* Number of requests in outqueue */
 static int sclp_vt220_outqueue_count;
 
-/* Wait queue used to delay write requests while we've run out of buffers */
-static wait_queue_head_t sclp_vt220_waitq;
-
 /* Timer used for delaying write requests to merge subsequent messages into
  * a single buffer */
 static struct timer_list sclp_vt220_timer;
        } while (request && __sclp_vt220_emit(request));
        if (request == NULL && sclp_vt220_flush_later)
                sclp_vt220_emit_current();
-       wake_up(&sclp_vt220_waitq);
        /* Check if the tty needs a wake up call */
        if (sclp_vt220_tty != NULL) {
                tty_wakeup(sclp_vt220_tty);
  */
 static int
 __sclp_vt220_write(const unsigned char *buf, int count, int do_schedule,
-                  int convertlf, int may_schedule)
+                  int convertlf, int may_fail)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
        void *page;
        overall_written = 0;
        spin_lock_irqsave(&sclp_vt220_lock, flags);
        do {
-               /* Create a sclp output buffer if none exists yet */
+               /* Create an sclp output buffer if none exists yet */
                if (sclp_vt220_current_request == NULL) {
                        while (list_empty(&sclp_vt220_empty)) {
                                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sclp_vt220_lock, flags);
-                               if (in_interrupt() || !may_schedule)
-                                       sclp_sync_wait();
+                               if (may_fail)
+                                       goto out;
                                else
-                                       wait_event(sclp_vt220_waitq,
-                                               !list_empty(&sclp_vt220_empty));
+                                       sclp_sync_wait();
                                spin_lock_irqsave(&sclp_vt220_lock, flags);
                        }
                        page = (void *) sclp_vt220_empty.next;
                add_timer(&sclp_vt220_timer);
        }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sclp_vt220_lock, flags);
+out:
        return overall_written;
 }
 
  * character to the tty device.  If the kernel uses this routine,
  * it must call the flush_chars() routine (if defined) when it is
  * done stuffing characters into the driver.
- *
- * NOTE: include/linux/tty_driver.h specifies that a character should be
- * ignored if there is no room in the queue. This driver implements a different
- * semantic in that it will block when there is no more room left.
- *
- * FIXME: putchar can currently be called from BH and other non blocking
- * handlers so  this semantic isn't a good idea.
  */
 static int
 sclp_vt220_put_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char ch)
 {
-       __sclp_vt220_write(&ch, 1, 0, 0, 1);
-       return 1;
+       return __sclp_vt220_write(&ch, 1, 0, 0, 1);
 }
 
 /*
        spin_lock_init(&sclp_vt220_lock);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sclp_vt220_empty);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sclp_vt220_outqueue);
-       init_waitqueue_head(&sclp_vt220_waitq);
        init_timer(&sclp_vt220_timer);
        sclp_vt220_current_request = NULL;
        sclp_vt220_buffered_chars = 0;