}
 
 static inline void
-n_tty_receive_char_inline(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char c)
+n_tty_receive_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char c)
 {
        struct n_tty_data *ldata = tty->disc_data;
 
        put_tty_queue(c, ldata);
 }
 
-static void n_tty_receive_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char c)
-{
-       n_tty_receive_char_inline(tty, c);
-}
-
 static inline void
 n_tty_receive_char_fast(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char c)
 {
                                continue;
                        }
                        if (!test_bit(c, ldata->char_map))
-                               n_tty_receive_char_inline(tty, c);
+                               n_tty_receive_char(tty, c);
                        else if (n_tty_receive_char_special(tty, c) && count) {
                                if (fp)
                                        flag = *fp++;