return i;
 }
 
-static int ipoctal_write(struct ipoctal_channel *channel,
-                        const unsigned char *buf, int count)
+static int ipoctal_write_tty(struct tty_struct *tty,
+                            const unsigned char *buf, int count)
 {
+       struct ipoctal_channel *channel = tty->driver_data;
+
        channel->nb_bytes = 0;
        channel->count_wr = 0;
 
        return channel->count_wr;
 }
 
-static int ipoctal_write_tty(struct tty_struct *tty,
-                            const unsigned char *buf, int count)
-{
-       struct ipoctal_channel *channel = tty->driver_data;
-
-       return ipoctal_write(channel, buf, count);
-}
-
 static int ipoctal_write_room(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
        struct ipoctal_channel *channel = tty->driver_data;