s->tx = val;
if (s->wregs[W_TXCTRL2] & TXCTRL2_TXEN) { // tx enabled
if (s->chr)
- qemu_chr_fe_write(s->chr, &s->tx, 1);
+ /* XXX this blocks entire thread. Rewrite to use
+ * qemu_chr_fe_write and background I/O callbacks */
+ qemu_chr_fe_write_all(s->chr, &s->tx, 1);
else if (s->type == kbd && !s->disabled) {
handle_kbd_command(s, val);
}