{
        struct evdev *evdev = container_of(dev, struct evdev, dev);
 
+       input_put_device(evdev->handle.dev);
        kfree(evdev);
 }
 
        evdev_hangup(evdev);
        evdev_remove_chrdev(evdev);
 
-       if (evdev->grab)
-               evdev_ungrab(evdev, evdev->grab);
-
        /* evdev is marked dead so no one else accesses evdev->open */
        if (evdev->open) {
                input_flush_device(handle, NULL);
        evdev->exist = 1;
        evdev->minor = minor;
 
-       evdev->handle.dev = dev;
+       evdev->handle.dev = input_get_device(dev);
        evdev->handle.name = evdev->name;
        evdev->handle.handler = handler;
        evdev->handle.private = evdev;
 
 {
        struct joydev *joydev = container_of(dev, struct joydev, dev);
 
+       input_put_device(joydev->handle.dev);
        kfree(joydev);
 }
 
        joydev->minor = minor;
 
        joydev->exist = 1;
-       joydev->handle.dev = dev;
+       joydev->handle.dev = input_get_device(dev);
        joydev->handle.name = joydev->name;
        joydev->handle.handler = handler;
        joydev->handle.private = joydev;
 
 {
        struct mousedev *mousedev = container_of(dev, struct mousedev, dev);
 
+       input_put_device(mousedev->handle.dev);
        kfree(mousedev);
 }
 
 
        mousedev->minor = minor;
        mousedev->exist = 1;
-       mousedev->handle.dev = dev;
+       mousedev->handle.dev = input_get_device(dev);
        mousedev->handle.name = mousedev->name;
        mousedev->handle.handler = handler;
        mousedev->handle.private = mousedev;
 
 
 static inline struct input_dev *input_get_device(struct input_dev *dev)
 {
-       return to_input_dev(get_device(&dev->dev));
+       return dev ? to_input_dev(get_device(&dev->dev)) : NULL;
 }
 
 static inline void input_put_device(struct input_dev *dev)
 {
-       put_device(&dev->dev);
+       if (dev)
+               put_device(&dev->dev);
 }
 
 static inline void *input_get_drvdata(struct input_dev *dev)