If the tty driver open() fails, the tty driver close() is still called during the resultant tty release. Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/tty_driver.h | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/include/linux/tty_driver.h b/include/linux/tty_driver.h index dd976cf..756a609 100644 --- a/include/linux/tty_driver.h +++ b/include/linux/tty_driver.h @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ * void (*close)(struct tty_struct * tty, struct file * filp); * * This routine is called when a particular tty device is closed. + * Note: called even if the corresponding open() failed. * * Required method. * -- 1.8.1.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-serial" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
