SA_INTERRUPT | SA_SHIRQ, dev->name, dev);
        if(err != 0){
                printk(KERN_ERR "uml_net_open: failed to get irq(%d)\n", err);
-               if(lp->close != NULL) (*lp->close)(lp->fd, &lp->user);
-               lp->fd = -1;
                err = -ENETUNREACH;
+               goto out_close;
        }
 
        lp->tl.data = (unsigned long) &lp->user;
         */
        while((err = uml_net_rx(dev)) > 0) ;
 
- out:
        spin_unlock(&lp->lock);
-       return(err);
+
+       spin_lock(&opened_lock);
+       list_add(&lp->list, &opened);
+       spin_unlock(&opened_lock);
+
+       return 0;
+out_close:
+       if(lp->close != NULL) (*lp->close)(lp->fd, &lp->user);
+       lp->fd = -1;
+out:
+       spin_unlock(&lp->lock);
+       return err;
 }
 
 static int uml_net_close(struct net_device *dev)
        if(lp->close != NULL)
                (*lp->close)(lp->fd, &lp->user);
        lp->fd = -1;
-       list_del(&lp->list);
 
        spin_unlock(&lp->lock);
+
+       spin_lock(&opened_lock);
+       list_del(&lp->list);
+       spin_unlock(&opened_lock);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
        if (device->have_mac)
                set_ether_mac(dev, device->mac);
 
-       spin_lock(&opened_lock);
-       list_add(&lp->list, &opened);
-       spin_unlock(&opened_lock);
-
-       return(0);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static struct uml_net *find_device(int n)