Am Montag, 12. März 2007 17:50 schrieb Mark Lord: > Mark Lord wrote: > > > > Okay, from that part (above), the problem is obvious: > > in that the "MCT U232 converter now disconnected" appears, > > and then we continue to try and call the driver's method.. Oops! > > > > The hack patch below "fixes" this, but it really just hides whatever > > the real problem underneath was:
static void destroy_serial(struct kref *kref): /* the ports are cleaned up and released in port_release() */ for (i = 0; i < serial->num_ports; ++i) if (serial->port[i]->dev.parent != NULL) { device_unregister(&serial->port[i]->dev); serial->port[i] = NULL; } if (serial->type->shutdown) serial->type->shutdown(serial); IMHO shutdown() is using serial->port[] and bombs. Could you reverse the order here? Regards Oliver - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/