The removal of the last MAX3100 device triggers the removal of the driver. However, code doesn't update the respective global variable and after insmod — rmmod — insmod cycle the kernel oopses: max3100 spi-PRP0001:01: max3100_probe: adding port 0 BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000408 ... RIP: 0010:serial_core_register_port+0xa0/0x840 ... max3100_probe+0x1b6/0x280 [max3100] spi_probe+0x8d/0xb0 Update the actual state so next time UART driver will be registered again. Fixes: 7831d56b0a35 ("tty: MAX3100") Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c b/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c index 45022f2909f0..efe26f6d5ebf 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c @@ -841,6 +841,7 @@ static void max3100_remove(struct spi_device *spi) } pr_debug("removing max3100 driver\n"); uart_unregister_driver(&max3100_uart_driver); + uart_driver_registered = 0; mutex_unlock(&max3100s_lock); } -- 2.43.0.rc1.1.gbec44491f096