In recent testing we found that while removing hci_uart, we have seen execution of hci_uart_write_work() after calling vendor specific proto close. As we are freeing the vendor specific Tx and Rx buffers in vendor close, execution of functions i.e. Rx or Tx functions may cause a crash. we already have a commit for hci_ldisc.c "e508e6026b19" and "048e1bd3a27f" to overcome the race condition. Changes of v1: * clearing flag HCI_UART_PROTO_READY while mnodule deinit such that we will not have any tractions further on Tx or Rx. * added check of HCI_UART_PROTO_READY while dequeuing an packet. Balakrishna Godavarthi (2): Bluetooth: hci_serdev: clear HCI_UART_PROTO_READY to avoid closing proto races Bluetooth: hci_serdev: Add protocol check in hci_uart_dequeue(). drivers/bluetooth/hci_serdev.c | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) -- The Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is a member of the Code Aurora Forum, a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project