struct hso_serial *serial = get_serial_by_tty(tty);
        struct ktermios *termios;
 
-       if ((!tty) || (!tty->termios) || (!serial)) {
+       if (!serial) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: no tty structures", __func__);
                return;
        }
        termios->c_cflag |= CS8;        /* character size 8 bits */
 
        /* baud rate 115200 */
-       tty_encode_baud_rate(serial->tty, 115200, 115200);
+       tty_encode_baud_rate(tty, 115200, 115200);
 
        /*
         * Force low_latency on; otherwise the pushes are scheduled;
         * this is bad as it opens up the possibility of dropping bytes
         * on the floor.  We don't want to drop bytes on the floor. :)
         */
-       serial->tty->low_latency = 1;
+       tty->low_latency = 1;
        return;
 }
 
 
        /* sanity check */
        if (serial == NULL || serial->magic != HSO_SERIAL_MAGIC) {
+               WARN_ON(1);
                tty->driver_data = NULL;
                D1("Failed to open port");
                return -ENODEV;
        kref_get(&serial->parent->ref);
 
        /* setup */
+       spin_lock_irq(&serial->serial_lock);
        tty->driver_data = serial;
-       serial->tty = tty;
+       serial->tty = tty_kref_get(tty);
+       spin_unlock_irq(&serial->serial_lock);
 
        /* check for port already opened, if not set the termios */
        serial->open_count++;
 
        D1("Closing serial port");
 
+       /* Open failed, no close cleanup required */
+       if (serial == NULL)
+               return;
+
        mutex_lock(&serial->parent->mutex);
        usb_gone = serial->parent->usb_gone;
 
        kref_put(&serial->parent->ref, hso_serial_ref_free);
        if (serial->open_count <= 0) {
                serial->open_count = 0;
-               if (serial->tty) {
+               spin_lock_irq(&serial->serial_lock);
+               if (serial->tty == tty) {
                        serial->tty->driver_data = NULL;
                        serial->tty = NULL;
+                       tty_kref_put(tty);
                }
+               spin_unlock_irq(&serial->serial_lock);
                if (!usb_gone)
                        hso_stop_serial_device(serial->parent);
                tasklet_kill(&serial->unthrottle_tasklet);
 {
        struct hso_serial *serial = urb->context;
        int status = urb->status;
+       struct tty_struct *tty;
 
        /* sanity check */
        if (!serial) {
 
        spin_lock(&serial->serial_lock);
        serial->tx_urb_used = 0;
+       tty = tty_kref_get(serial->tty);
        spin_unlock(&serial->serial_lock);
        if (status) {
                log_usb_status(status, __func__);
+               tty_kref_put(tty);
                return;
        }
        hso_put_activity(serial->parent);
-       if (serial->tty)
-               tty_wakeup(serial->tty);
+       if (tty) {
+               tty_wakeup(tty);
+               tty_kref_put(tty);
+       }
        hso_kick_transmit(serial);
 
        D1(" ");
        struct hso_serial *serial = urb->context;
        struct usb_ctrlrequest *req;
        int status = urb->status;
+       struct tty_struct *tty;
 
        /* sanity check */
        if (!serial)
 
        spin_lock(&serial->serial_lock);
        serial->tx_urb_used = 0;
+       tty = tty_kref_get(serial->tty);
        spin_unlock(&serial->serial_lock);
        if (status) {
                log_usb_status(status, __func__);
+               tty_kref_put(tty);
                return;
        }
 
                spin_unlock(&serial->serial_lock);
        } else {
                hso_put_activity(serial->parent);
-               if (serial->tty)
-                       tty_wakeup(serial->tty);
+               if (tty)
+                       tty_wakeup(tty);
                /* response to a write command */
                hso_kick_transmit(serial);
        }
+       tty_kref_put(tty);
 }
 
 /* handle RX data for serial port */
 static int put_rxbuf_data(struct urb *urb, struct hso_serial *serial)
 {
-       struct tty_struct *tty = serial->tty;
+       struct tty_struct *tty;
        int write_length_remaining = 0;
        int curr_write_len;
+
        /* Sanity check */
        if (urb == NULL || serial == NULL) {
                D1("serial = NULL");
                return -2;
        }
 
+       spin_lock(&serial->serial_lock);
+       tty = tty_kref_get(serial->tty);
+       spin_unlock(&serial->serial_lock);
+
        /* Push data to tty */
        if (tty) {
                write_length_remaining = urb->actual_length -
                serial->curr_rx_urb_offset = 0;
                serial->rx_urb_filled[hso_urb_to_index(serial, urb)] = 0;
        }
+       tty_kref_put(tty);
        return write_length_remaining;
 }
 
 static void hso_free_interface(struct usb_interface *interface)
 {
        struct hso_serial *hso_dev;
+       struct tty_struct *tty;
        int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < HSO_SERIAL_TTY_MINORS; i++) {
                if (serial_table[i]
                    && (serial_table[i]->interface == interface)) {
                        hso_dev = dev2ser(serial_table[i]);
-                       if (hso_dev->tty)
-                               tty_hangup(hso_dev->tty);
+                       spin_lock_irq(&hso_dev->serial_lock);
+                       tty = tty_kref_get(hso_dev->tty);
+                       spin_unlock_irq(&hso_dev->serial_lock);
+                       if (tty)
+                               tty_hangup(tty);
                        mutex_lock(&hso_dev->parent->mutex);
+                       tty_kref_put(tty);
                        hso_dev->parent->usb_gone = 1;
                        mutex_unlock(&hso_dev->parent->mutex);
                        kref_put(&serial_table[i]->ref, hso_serial_ref_free);