diff --git a/Documentation/serial/tty.txt b/Documentation/serial/tty.txt
index 5e5349a4fcd2..7c900507279f 100644
--- a/Documentation/serial/tty.txt
+++ b/Documentation/serial/tty.txt
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ write_wakeup()	-	May be called at any point between open and close.
 			is permitted to call the driver write method from
 			this function. In such a situation defer it.
 
+dcd_change()	-	Report to the tty line the current DCD pin status
+			changes and the relative timestamp. The timestamp
+			can be NULL.
+
 
 Driver Access
 
diff --git a/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h b/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
index 0c4ee9b88f85..526d66f066a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@
  *	cease I/O to the tty driver. Can sleep. The driver should
  *	seek to perform this action quickly but should wait until
  *	any pending driver I/O is completed.
+ *
+ * void (*dcd_change)(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int status,
+ * 			struct timespec *ts)
+ *
+ *	Tells the discipline that the DCD pin has changed its status and
+ *	the relative timestamp. Pointer ts can be NULL.
  */
 
 #include <linux/fs.h>
@@ -136,6 +142,8 @@ struct tty_ldisc_ops {
 	void	(*receive_buf)(struct tty_struct *, const unsigned char *cp,
 			       char *fp, int count);
 	void	(*write_wakeup)(struct tty_struct *);
+	void	(*dcd_change)(struct tty_struct *, unsigned int,
+				struct timespec *);
 
 	struct  module *owner;