diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index cd5b829..949067a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -188,6 +188,41 @@
 	kfree(tty);
 }
 
+static inline struct tty_struct *file_tty(struct file *file)
+{
+	return ((struct tty_file_private *)file->private_data)->tty;
+}
+
+/* Associate a new file with the tty structure */
+void tty_add_file(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct tty_file_private *priv;
+
+	/* XXX: must implement proper error handling in callers */
+	priv = kmalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_NOFAIL);
+
+	priv->tty = tty;
+	priv->file = file;
+	file->private_data = priv;
+
+	spin_lock(&tty_files_lock);
+	list_add(&priv->list, &tty->tty_files);
+	spin_unlock(&tty_files_lock);
+}
+
+/* Delete file from its tty */
+void tty_del_file(struct file *file)
+{
+	struct tty_file_private *priv = file->private_data;
+
+	spin_lock(&tty_files_lock);
+	list_del(&priv->list);
+	spin_unlock(&tty_files_lock);
+	file->private_data = NULL;
+	kfree(priv);
+}
+
+
 #define TTY_NUMBER(tty) ((tty)->index + (tty)->driver->name_base)
 
 /**
@@ -500,6 +535,7 @@
 	struct file *cons_filp = NULL;
 	struct file *filp, *f = NULL;
 	struct task_struct *p;
+	struct tty_file_private *priv;
 	int    closecount = 0, n;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int refs = 0;
@@ -509,7 +545,7 @@
 
 
 	spin_lock(&redirect_lock);
-	if (redirect && redirect->private_data == tty) {
+	if (redirect && file_tty(redirect) == tty) {
 		f = redirect;
 		redirect = NULL;
 	}
@@ -524,7 +560,8 @@
 
 	spin_lock(&tty_files_lock);
 	/* This breaks for file handles being sent over AF_UNIX sockets ? */
-	list_for_each_entry(filp, &tty->tty_files, f_u.fu_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(priv, &tty->tty_files, list) {
+		filp = priv->file;
 		if (filp->f_op->write == redirected_tty_write)
 			cons_filp = filp;
 		if (filp->f_op->write != tty_write)
@@ -892,12 +929,10 @@
 			loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int i;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
-	struct inode *inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct tty_struct *tty = file_tty(file);
 	struct tty_ldisc *ld;
 
-	tty = file->private_data;
-	inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	if (tty_paranoia_check(tty, inode, "tty_read"))
 		return -EIO;
 	if (!tty || (test_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &tty->flags)))
@@ -1068,12 +1103,11 @@
 static ssize_t tty_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 						size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct tty_struct *tty = file_tty(file);
+ 	struct tty_ldisc *ld;
 	ssize_t ret;
-	struct tty_ldisc *ld;
 
-	tty = file->private_data;
 	if (tty_paranoia_check(tty, inode, "tty_write"))
 		return -EIO;
 	if (!tty || !tty->ops->write ||
@@ -1510,13 +1544,13 @@
 
 int tty_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
-	struct tty_struct *tty, *o_tty;
+	struct tty_struct *tty = file_tty(filp);
+	struct tty_struct *o_tty;
 	int	pty_master, tty_closing, o_tty_closing, do_sleep;
 	int	devpts;
 	int	idx;
 	char	buf[64];
 
-	tty = filp->private_data;
 	if (tty_paranoia_check(tty, inode, "tty_release_dev"))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1674,11 +1708,7 @@
 	 *  - do_tty_hangup no longer sees this file descriptor as
 	 *    something that needs to be handled for hangups.
 	 */
-	spin_lock(&tty_files_lock);
-	BUG_ON(list_empty(&filp->f_u.fu_list));
-	list_del_init(&filp->f_u.fu_list);
-	spin_unlock(&tty_files_lock);
-	filp->private_data = NULL;
+	tty_del_file(filp);
 
 	/*
 	 * Perform some housekeeping before deciding whether to return.
@@ -1845,12 +1875,8 @@
 		return PTR_ERR(tty);
 	}
 
-	filp->private_data = tty;
-	BUG_ON(list_empty(&filp->f_u.fu_list));
-	file_sb_list_del(filp); /* __dentry_open has put it on the sb list */
-	spin_lock(&tty_files_lock);
-	list_add(&filp->f_u.fu_list, &tty->tty_files);
-	spin_unlock(&tty_files_lock);
+	tty_add_file(tty, filp);
+
 	check_tty_count(tty, "tty_open");
 	if (tty->driver->type == TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_PTY &&
 	    tty->driver->subtype == PTY_TYPE_MASTER)
@@ -1926,11 +1952,10 @@
 
 static unsigned int tty_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
 {
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
+	struct tty_struct *tty = file_tty(filp);
 	struct tty_ldisc *ld;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	tty = filp->private_data;
 	if (tty_paranoia_check(tty, filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode, "tty_poll"))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1943,11 +1968,10 @@
 
 static int __tty_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
 {
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
+	struct tty_struct *tty = file_tty(filp);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int retval = 0;
 
-	tty = filp->private_data;
 	if (tty_paranoia_check(tty, filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode, "tty_fasync"))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -2501,13 +2525,13 @@
  */
 long tty_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct tty_struct *tty, *real_tty;
+	struct tty_struct *tty = file_tty(file);
+	struct tty_struct *real_tty;
 	void __user *p = (void __user *)arg;
 	int retval;
 	struct tty_ldisc *ld;
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
 
-	tty = file->private_data;
 	if (tty_paranoia_check(tty, inode, "tty_ioctl"))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -2629,7 +2653,7 @@
 				unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
-	struct tty_struct *tty = file->private_data;
+	struct tty_struct *tty = file_tty(file);
 	struct tty_ldisc *ld;
 	int retval = -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 
@@ -2721,7 +2745,7 @@
 				if (!filp)
 					continue;
 				if (filp->f_op->read == tty_read &&
-				    filp->private_data == tty) {
+				    file_tty(filp) == tty) {
 					printk(KERN_NOTICE "SAK: killed process %d"
 					    " (%s): fd#%d opened to the tty\n",
 					    task_pid_nr(p), p->comm, i);