}
 
        /* While closing port, shutdown all bulk read, write  *
-        * and interrupt read if they exists                  */
-       if (serial->dev) {
-               dbg("Shutdown bulk write");
-               usb_kill_urb(port->write_urb);
-               dbg("Shutdown bulk read");
-               usb_kill_urb(port->read_urb);
+        * and interrupt read if they exists, otherwise nop   */
+       dbg("Shutdown bulk write");
+       usb_kill_urb(port->write_urb);
+       dbg("Shutdown bulk read");
+       usb_kill_urb(port->read_urb);
+
+       mutex_lock(&serial->disc_mutex);
+       /* these commands must not be issued if the device has
+        * been disconnected */
+       if (!serial->disconnected) {
+               data = 0x00;
+               send_mos_cmd(serial, MOS_WRITE, port->number - port->serial->minor,
+                            0x04, &data);
+
+               data = 0x00;
+               send_mos_cmd(serial, MOS_WRITE, port->number - port->serial->minor,
+                            0x01, &data);
        }
-
-       data = 0x00;
-       send_mos_cmd(serial, MOS_WRITE, port->number - port->serial->minor,
-                    0x04, &data);
-
-       data = 0x00;
-       send_mos_cmd(serial, MOS_WRITE, port->number - port->serial->minor,
-                    0x01, &data);
-
+       mutex_unlock(&serial->disc_mutex);
        mos7720_port->open = 0;
 
        dbg("Leaving %s", __FUNCTION__);
 
        serial->type = driver;
        serial->interface = interface;
        kref_init(&serial->kref);
+       mutex_init(&serial->disc_mutex);
 
        return serial;
 }
        usb_serial_console_disconnect(serial);
        dbg ("%s", __FUNCTION__);
 
+       mutex_lock(&serial->disc_mutex);
        usb_set_intfdata (interface, NULL);
-       if (serial) {
-               for (i = 0; i < serial->num_ports; ++i) {
-                       port = serial->port[i];
-                       if (port) {
-                               if (port->tty)
-                                       tty_hangup(port->tty);
-                               kill_traffic(port);
-                       }
+       /* must set a flag, to signal subdrivers */
+       serial->disconnected = 1;
+       for (i = 0; i < serial->num_ports; ++i) {
+               port = serial->port[i];
+               if (port) {
+                       if (port->tty)
+                               tty_hangup(port->tty);
+                       kill_traffic(port);
                }
-               /* let the last holder of this object 
-                * cause it to be cleaned up */
-               usb_serial_put(serial);
        }
+       /* let the last holder of this object
+        * cause it to be cleaned up */
+       mutex_unlock(&serial->disc_mutex);
+       usb_serial_put(serial);
        dev_info(dev, "device disconnected\n");
 }
 
        struct usb_serial_port *port;
        int i, r = 0;
 
-       if (!serial) /* device has been disconnected */
-               return 0;
-
        for (i = 0; i < serial->num_ports; ++i) {
                port = serial->port[i];
                if (port)
 
        struct usb_device *             dev;
        struct usb_serial_driver *      type;
        struct usb_interface *          interface;
+       unsigned char                   disconnected;
        unsigned char                   minor;
        unsigned char                   num_ports;
        unsigned char                   num_port_pointers;
        char                            num_bulk_out;
        struct usb_serial_port *        port[MAX_NUM_PORTS];
        struct kref                     kref;
+       struct mutex                    disc_mutex;
        void *                          private;
 };
 #define to_usb_serial(d) container_of(d, struct usb_serial, kref)