Make sure to reset the USB-console port pointer when console setup fails in order to avoid having the struct usb_serial be prematurely freed by the console code when the device is later disconnected. Fixes: 73e487fdb75f ("[PATCH] USB console: fix disconnection issues") Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 2.6.18 Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/serial/console.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/console.c b/drivers/usb/serial/console.c index ed8ba3ef5c79..43a862a90a77 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/serial/console.c +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/console.c @@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static int usb_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options) tty_kref_put(tty); reset_open_count: port->port.count = 0; + info->port = NULL; usb_autopm_put_interface(serial->interface); error_get_interface: usb_serial_put(serial); -- 2.14.2