--- linux/drivers/char/vt.c.org	Tue Mar  5 12:14:45 1996
+++ linux/drivers/char/vt.c	Tue Mar  5 18:53:13 1996
@@ -160,12 +160,18 @@
 {
 	static struct timer_list sound_timer = { NULL, NULL, 0, 0,
 						 kd_nosound };
-
 	unsigned int count = 0;
+	char kdmsg[80];
+	extern int kerneld_send(int msgtype, int ret_size, int msgsz,
+		const char *text, const char *ret_val);
 
 	if (hz > 20 && hz < 32767)
 		count = 1193180 / hz;
-	
+
+	sprintf(kdmsg, "%d %d %d", current->pid, count, ticks);
+	if (kerneld_send(300, 0, strlen(kdmsg), kdmsg, NULL) >= 0)
+		return;
+
 	cli();
 	del_timer(&sound_timer);
 	if (count) {