cam_pkt_op pkt_scan;
 
        if (urb->status != 0) {
+               if (urb->status == -ESHUTDOWN)
+                       return;         /* disconnection */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
                if (!gspca_dev->frozen)
 #endif
                        PDEBUG(D_ERR|D_PACK, "urb status: %d", urb->status);
-               return;         /* disconnection ? */
+               return;
        }
        pkt_scan = gspca_dev->sd_desc->pkt_scan;
        for (i = 0; i < urb->number_of_packets; i++) {
        switch (urb->status) {
        case 0:
                break;
+       case -ESHUTDOWN:
+               return;         /* disconnection */
        case -ECONNRESET:
                urb->status = 0;
                break;
                if (!gspca_dev->frozen)
 #endif
                        PDEBUG(D_ERR|D_PACK, "urb status: %d", urb->status);
-               return;         /* disconnection ? */
+               return;
        }
 
        /* check the availability of the frame buffer */
                if (urb == NULL)
                        break;
 
-               BUG_ON(!gspca_dev->dev);
                gspca_dev->urb[i] = NULL;
-               if (!gspca_dev->present)
-                       usb_kill_urb(urb);
+               usb_kill_urb(urb);
                if (urb->transfer_buffer != NULL)
                        usb_buffer_free(gspca_dev->dev,
                                        urb->transfer_buffer_length,
        if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&gspca_dev->usb_lock))
                return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
+       if (!gspca_dev->present) {
+               ret = -ENODEV;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
        /* set the higher alternate setting and
         * loop until urb submit succeeds */
        gspca_dev->alt = gspca_dev->nbalt;
 static void gspca_stream_off(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
 {
        gspca_dev->streaming = 0;
-       if (gspca_dev->present
-           && gspca_dev->sd_desc->stopN)
-               gspca_dev->sd_desc->stopN(gspca_dev);
-       destroy_urbs(gspca_dev);
-       if (gspca_dev->present)
+       if (gspca_dev->present) {
+               if (gspca_dev->sd_desc->stopN)
+                       gspca_dev->sd_desc->stopN(gspca_dev);
+               destroy_urbs(gspca_dev);
                gspca_set_alt0(gspca_dev);
+       }
+
+       /* always call stop0 to free the subdriver's resources */
        if (gspca_dev->sd_desc->stop0)
                gspca_dev->sd_desc->stop0(gspca_dev);
        PDEBUG(D_STREAM, "stream off OK");
                           struct v4l2_capability *cap)
 {
        struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev = priv;
+       int ret;
 
        memset(cap, 0, sizeof *cap);
+
+       /* protect the access to the usb device */
+       if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&gspca_dev->usb_lock))
+               return -ERESTARTSYS;
+       if (!gspca_dev->present) {
+               ret = -ENODEV;
+               goto out;
+       }
        strncpy(cap->driver, gspca_dev->sd_desc->name, sizeof cap->driver);
        if (gspca_dev->dev->product != NULL) {
                strncpy(cap->card, gspca_dev->dev->product,
        cap->capabilities = V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE
                          | V4L2_CAP_STREAMING
                          | V4L2_CAP_READWRITE;
-       return 0;
+       ret = 0;
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&gspca_dev->usb_lock);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static int vidioc_queryctrl(struct file *file, void *priv,
                PDEBUG(D_CONF, "set ctrl [%08x] = %d", ctrl->id, ctrl->value);
                if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&gspca_dev->usb_lock))
                        return -ERESTARTSYS;
-               ret = ctrls->set(gspca_dev, ctrl->value);
+               if (gspca_dev->present)
+                       ret = ctrls->set(gspca_dev, ctrl->value);
+               else
+                       ret = -ENODEV;
                mutex_unlock(&gspca_dev->usb_lock);
                return ret;
        }
                        return -EINVAL;
                if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&gspca_dev->usb_lock))
                        return -ERESTARTSYS;
-               ret = ctrls->get(gspca_dev, &ctrl->value);
+               if (gspca_dev->present)
+                       ret = ctrls->get(gspca_dev, &ctrl->value);
+               else
+                       ret = -ENODEV;
                mutex_unlock(&gspca_dev->usb_lock);
                return ret;
        }
                return -EINVAL;
        if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&gspca_dev->queue_lock))
                return -ERESTARTSYS;
-       if (!gspca_dev->present) {
-               ret = -ENODEV;
-               goto out;
-       }
+
        if (gspca_dev->nframes == 0
            || !(gspca_dev->frame[0].v4l2_buf.flags & V4L2_BUF_FLAG_QUEUED)) {
                ret = -EINVAL;
                return -EINVAL;
        if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&gspca_dev->usb_lock))
                return -ERESTARTSYS;
-       ret = gspca_dev->sd_desc->get_jcomp(gspca_dev, jpegcomp);
+       if (gspca_dev->present)
+               ret = gspca_dev->sd_desc->get_jcomp(gspca_dev, jpegcomp);
+       else
+               ret = -ENODEV;
        mutex_unlock(&gspca_dev->usb_lock);
        return ret;
 }
                return -EINVAL;
        if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&gspca_dev->usb_lock))
                return -ERESTARTSYS;
-       ret = gspca_dev->sd_desc->set_jcomp(gspca_dev, jpegcomp);
+       if (gspca_dev->present)
+               ret = gspca_dev->sd_desc->set_jcomp(gspca_dev, jpegcomp);
+       else
+               ret = -ENODEV;
        mutex_unlock(&gspca_dev->usb_lock);
        return ret;
 }
 
                if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&gspca_dev->usb_lock))
                        return -ERESTARTSYS;
-               ret = gspca_dev->sd_desc->get_streamparm(gspca_dev, parm);
+               if (gspca_dev->present)
+                       ret = gspca_dev->sd_desc->get_streamparm(gspca_dev,
+                                                                parm);
+               else
+                       ret = -ENODEV;
                mutex_unlock(&gspca_dev->usb_lock);
                return ret;
        }
 
                if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&gspca_dev->usb_lock))
                        return -ERESTARTSYS;
-               ret = gspca_dev->sd_desc->set_streamparm(gspca_dev, parm);
+               if (gspca_dev->present)
+                       ret = gspca_dev->sd_desc->set_streamparm(gspca_dev,
+                                                                parm);
+               else
+                       ret = -ENODEV;
                mutex_unlock(&gspca_dev->usb_lock);
                return ret;
        }
 
        if (gspca_dev->sd_desc->dq_callback) {
                mutex_lock(&gspca_dev->usb_lock);
-               gspca_dev->sd_desc->dq_callback(gspca_dev);
+               if (gspca_dev->present)
+                       gspca_dev->sd_desc->dq_callback(gspca_dev);
                mutex_unlock(&gspca_dev->usb_lock);
        }
        return j;
        if (v4l2_buf->memory != gspca_dev->memory)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       if (!gspca_dev->present)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
        /* if not streaming, be sure the application will not loop forever */
        if (!(file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
            && !gspca_dev->streaming && gspca_dev->users == 1)
        PDEBUG(D_FRAM, "poll");
 
        poll_wait(file, &gspca_dev->wq, wait);
-       if (!gspca_dev->present)
-               return POLLERR;
 
        /* if reqbufs is not done, the user would use read() */
        if (gspca_dev->nframes == 0) {
 
        if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&gspca_dev->queue_lock) != 0)
                return POLLERR;
-       if (!gspca_dev->present) {
-               ret = POLLERR;
-               goto out;
-       }
 
        /* check the next incoming buffer */
        i = gspca_dev->fr_o;
                ret = POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;      /* something to read */
        else
                ret = 0;
-out:
        mutex_unlock(&gspca_dev->queue_lock);
+       if (!gspca_dev->present)
+               return POLLHUP;
        return ret;
 }
 
 
        mutex_lock(&gspca_dev->usb_lock);
        gspca_dev->present = 0;
-       mutex_unlock(&gspca_dev->usb_lock);
 
-       destroy_urbs(gspca_dev);
+       if (gspca_dev->streaming) {
+               destroy_urbs(gspca_dev);
+               wake_up_interruptible(&gspca_dev->wq);
+       }
+
+       /* the device is freed at exit of this function */
        gspca_dev->dev = NULL;
+       mutex_unlock(&gspca_dev->usb_lock);
+
        usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
 
        /* release the device */