Merge tag 'tty-3.9-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty

Pull tty/serial patches from Greg Kroah-Hartman:
 "Here's the big tty/serial driver patches for 3.9-rc1.

  More tty port rework and fixes from Jiri here, as well as lots of
  individual serial driver updates and fixes.

  All of these have been in the linux-next tree for a while."

* tag 'tty-3.9-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty: (140 commits)
  tty: mxser: improve error handling in mxser_probe() and mxser_module_init()
  serial: imx: fix uninitialized variable warning
  serial: tegra: assume CONFIG_OF
  TTY: do not update atime/mtime on read/write
  lguest: select CONFIG_TTY to build properly.
  ARM defconfigs: add missing inclusions of linux/platform_device.h
  fb/exynos: include platform_device.h
  ARM: sa1100/assabet: include platform_device.h directly
  serial: imx: Fix recursive locking bug
  pps: Fix build breakage from decoupling pps from tty
  tty: Remove ancient hardpps()
  pps: Additional cleanups in uart_handle_dcd_change
  pps: Move timestamp read into PPS code proper
  pps: Don't crash the machine when exiting will do
  pps: Fix a use-after free bug when unregistering a source.
  pps: Use pps_lookup_dev to reduce ldisc coupling
  pps: Add pps_lookup_dev() function
  tty: serial: uartlite: Support uartlite on big and little endian systems
  tty: serial: uartlite: Fix sparse and checkpatch warnings
  serial/arc-uart: Miscll DT related updates (Grant's review comments)
  ...

Fix up trivial conflicts, mostly just due to the TTY config option
clashing with the EXPERIMENTAL removal.

40 files changed, 210 insertions, 413 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/class/Kconfig
index 2519e32..316aac8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ comment "USB Device Class drivers"
 
 config USB_ACM
 	tristate "USB Modem (CDC ACM) support"
-	depends on USB
+	depends on USB && TTY
 	---help---
 	  This driver supports USB modems and ISDN adapters which support the
 	  Communication Device Class Abstract Control Model interface.
diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
index 2d92cce..8ac25ad 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
@@ -410,19 +410,12 @@ static int acm_submit_read_urbs(struct acm *acm, gfp_t mem_flags)
 
 static void acm_process_read_urb(struct acm *acm, struct urb *urb)
 {
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
-
 	if (!urb->actual_length)
 		return;
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&acm->port);
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-
-	tty_insert_flip_string(tty, urb->transfer_buffer, urb->actual_length);
-	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
+	tty_insert_flip_string(&acm->port, urb->transfer_buffer,
+			urb->actual_length);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&acm->port);
 }
 
 static void acm_read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig
index c5c6fa6..5a0c541 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig
@@ -762,6 +762,7 @@ config USB_GADGET_TARGET
 
 config USB_G_SERIAL
 	tristate "Serial Gadget (with CDC ACM and CDC OBEX support)"
+	depends on TTY
 	select USB_U_SERIAL
 	select USB_F_ACM
 	select USB_LIBCOMPOSITE
@@ -813,6 +814,8 @@ config USB_G_PRINTER
 	  For more information, see Documentation/usb/gadget_printer.txt
 	  which includes sample code for accessing the device file.
 
+if TTY
+
 config USB_CDC_COMPOSITE
 	tristate "CDC Composite Device (Ethernet and ACM)"
 	depends on NET
@@ -900,6 +903,8 @@ config USB_G_MULTI_CDC
 
 	  If unsure, say "y".
 
+endif # TTY
+
 config USB_G_HID
 	tristate "HID Gadget"
 	select USB_LIBCOMPOSITE
@@ -916,6 +921,7 @@ config USB_G_HID
 # Standalone / single function gadgets
 config USB_G_DBGP
 	tristate "EHCI Debug Device Gadget"
+	depends on TTY
 	select USB_LIBCOMPOSITE
 	help
 	  This gadget emulates an EHCI Debug device. This is useful when you want
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/u_serial.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/u_serial.c
index 588a9be..c5034d9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/u_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/u_serial.c
@@ -496,12 +496,8 @@ static void gs_rx_push(unsigned long _port)
 
 		req = list_first_entry(queue, struct usb_request, list);
 
-		/* discard data if tty was closed */
-		if (!tty)
-			goto recycle;
-
 		/* leave data queued if tty was rx throttled */
-		if (test_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags))
+		if (tty && test_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags))
 			break;
 
 		switch (req->status) {
@@ -534,7 +530,8 @@ static void gs_rx_push(unsigned long _port)
 				size -= n;
 			}
 
-			count = tty_insert_flip_string(tty, packet, size);
+			count = tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, packet,
+					size);
 			if (count)
 				do_push = true;
 			if (count != size) {
@@ -547,7 +544,7 @@ static void gs_rx_push(unsigned long _port)
 			}
 			port->n_read = 0;
 		}
-recycle:
+
 		list_move(&req->list, &port->read_pool);
 		port->read_started--;
 	}
@@ -555,8 +552,8 @@ recycle:
 	/* Push from tty to ldisc; without low_latency set this is handled by
 	 * a workqueue, so we won't get callbacks and can hold port_lock
 	 */
-	if (tty && do_push)
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+	if (do_push)
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 
 
 	/* We want our data queue to become empty ASAP, keeping data
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig
index dad8363..17b7f9a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 menuconfig USB_SERIAL
 	tristate "USB Serial Converter support"
-	depends on USB
+	depends on USB && TTY
 	---help---
 	  Say Y here if you have a USB device that provides normal serial
 	  ports, or acts like a serial device, and you want to connect it to
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/aircable.c b/drivers/usb/serial/aircable.c
index 6d110a3..6e320ce 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/aircable.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/aircable.c
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ static int aircable_probe(struct usb_serial *serial,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int aircable_process_packet(struct tty_struct *tty,
-			struct usb_serial_port *port, int has_headers,
-			char *packet, int len)
+static int aircable_process_packet(struct usb_serial_port *port,
+		int has_headers, char *packet, int len)
 {
 	if (has_headers) {
 		len -= HCI_HEADER_LENGTH;
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ static int aircable_process_packet(struct tty_struct *tty,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	tty_insert_flip_string(tty, packet, len);
+	tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, packet, len);
 
 	return len;
 }
@@ -141,28 +140,22 @@ static void aircable_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	char *data = (char *)urb->transfer_buffer;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	int has_headers;
 	int count;
 	int len;
 	int i;
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-
 	has_headers = (urb->actual_length > 2 && data[0] == RX_HEADER_0);
 
 	count = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < urb->actual_length; i += HCI_COMPLETE_FRAME) {
 		len = min_t(int, urb->actual_length - i, HCI_COMPLETE_FRAME);
-		count += aircable_process_packet(tty, port, has_headers,
+		count += aircable_process_packet(port, has_headers,
 								&data[i], len);
 	}
 
 	if (count)
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 static struct usb_serial_driver aircable_device = {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c
index a88882c..cbd904b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c
@@ -674,7 +674,6 @@ static void ark3116_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	struct ark3116_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	char tty_flag = TTY_NORMAL;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -689,10 +688,6 @@ static void ark3116_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 	if (!urb->actual_length)
 		return;
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-
 	if (lsr & UART_LSR_BRK_ERROR_BITS) {
 		if (lsr & UART_LSR_BI)
 			tty_flag = TTY_BREAK;
@@ -703,12 +698,11 @@ static void ark3116_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 
 		/* overrun is special, not associated with a char */
 		if (lsr & UART_LSR_OE)
-			tty_insert_flip_char(tty, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
+			tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
 	}
-	tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(tty, data, tty_flag,
+	tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(&port->port, data, tty_flag,
 							urb->actual_length);
-	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 static struct usb_serial_driver ark3116_device = {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/belkin_sa.c b/drivers/usb/serial/belkin_sa.c
index b72a4c1..84217e7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/belkin_sa.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/belkin_sa.c
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ static void belkin_sa_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	struct belkin_sa_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned char status;
@@ -259,10 +258,6 @@ static void belkin_sa_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 	if (!urb->actual_length)
 		return;
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-
 	if (status & BELKIN_SA_LSR_ERR) {
 		/* Break takes precedence over parity, which takes precedence
 		 * over framing errors. */
@@ -276,13 +271,12 @@ static void belkin_sa_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 
 		/* Overrun is special, not associated with a char. */
 		if (status & BELKIN_SA_LSR_OE)
-			tty_insert_flip_char(tty, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
+			tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
 	}
 
-	tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(tty, data, tty_flag,
+	tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(&port->port, data, tty_flag,
 							urb->actual_length);
-	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 static void belkin_sa_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/cyberjack.c b/drivers/usb/serial/cyberjack.c
index 69a4fa1..629bd28 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/cyberjack.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/cyberjack.c
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ static void cyberjack_read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	struct cyberjack_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 	struct device *dev = &port->dev;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	short todo;
 	int result;
@@ -337,16 +336,10 @@ static void cyberjack_read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (!tty) {
-		dev_dbg(dev, "%s - ignoring since device not open\n", __func__);
-		return;
-	}
 	if (urb->actual_length) {
-		tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, urb->actual_length);
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+		tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data, urb->actual_length);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 	}
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
 
 	spin_lock(&priv->lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c b/drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c
index fd8c35f..8efa19d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c
@@ -1214,10 +1214,10 @@ static void cypress_read_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 	/* process read if there is data other than line status */
-	if (tty && bytes > i) {
-		tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(tty, data + i,
+	if (bytes > i) {
+		tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(&port->port, data + i,
 				tty_flag, bytes - i);
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c b/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c
index 45d4af6..ebe45fa 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c
@@ -1399,9 +1399,7 @@ static void digi_read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 
 static int digi_read_inb_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
-
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	struct digi_port *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 	int opcode = ((unsigned char *)urb->transfer_buffer)[0];
 	int len = ((unsigned char *)urb->transfer_buffer)[1];
@@ -1425,7 +1423,6 @@ static int digi_read_inb_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
 	spin_lock(&priv->dp_port_lock);
 
 	/* check for throttle; if set, do not resubmit read urb */
@@ -1435,13 +1432,13 @@ static int digi_read_inb_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		priv->dp_throttle_restart = 1;
 
 	/* receive data */
-	if (tty && opcode == DIGI_CMD_RECEIVE_DATA) {
+	if (opcode == DIGI_CMD_RECEIVE_DATA) {
 		/* get flag from port_status */
 		flag = 0;
 
 		/* overrun is special, not associated with a char */
 		if (port_status & DIGI_OVERRUN_ERROR)
-			tty_insert_flip_char(tty, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
+			tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
 
 		/* break takes precedence over parity, */
 		/* which takes precedence over framing errors */
@@ -1455,13 +1452,12 @@ static int digi_read_inb_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		/* data length is len-1 (one byte of len is port_status) */
 		--len;
 		if (len > 0) {
-			tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(tty, data, flag,
-									len);
-			tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+			tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(&port->port, data,
+					flag, len);
+			tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&priv->dp_port_lock);
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
 
 	if (opcode == DIGI_CMD_RECEIVE_DISABLE)
 		dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s: got RECEIVE_DISABLE\n", __func__);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/f81232.c b/drivers/usb/serial/f81232.c
index 6e4eb57..b1b2dc6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/f81232.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/f81232.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ static void f81232_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	struct f81232_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	char tty_flag = TTY_NORMAL;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -117,10 +116,6 @@ static void f81232_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 	if (!urb->actual_length)
 		return;
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-
 	/* break takes precedence over parity, */
 	/* which takes precedence over framing errors */
 	if (line_status & UART_BREAK_ERROR)
@@ -133,19 +128,19 @@ static void f81232_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 
 	/* overrun is special, not associated with a char */
 	if (line_status & UART_OVERRUN_ERROR)
-		tty_insert_flip_char(tty, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
+		tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
 
 	if (port->port.console && port->sysrq) {
 		for (i = 0; i < urb->actual_length; ++i)
 			if (!usb_serial_handle_sysrq_char(port, data[i]))
-				tty_insert_flip_char(tty, data[i], tty_flag);
+				tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, data[i],
+						tty_flag);
 	} else {
-		tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(tty, data, tty_flag,
+		tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(&port->port, data, tty_flag,
 							urb->actual_length);
 	}
 
-	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 static int set_control_lines(struct usb_device *dev, u8 value)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index d07fccf..edd162d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -1960,9 +1960,8 @@ static int ftdi_prepare_write_buffer(struct usb_serial_port *port,
 
 #define FTDI_RS_ERR_MASK (FTDI_RS_BI | FTDI_RS_PE | FTDI_RS_FE | FTDI_RS_OE)
 
-static int ftdi_process_packet(struct tty_struct *tty,
-		struct usb_serial_port *port, struct ftdi_private *priv,
-		char *packet, int len)
+static int ftdi_process_packet(struct usb_serial_port *port,
+		struct ftdi_private *priv, char *packet, int len)
 {
 	int i;
 	char status;
@@ -2012,7 +2011,7 @@ static int ftdi_process_packet(struct tty_struct *tty,
 		/* Overrun is special, not associated with a char */
 		if (packet[1] & FTDI_RS_OE) {
 			priv->icount.overrun++;
-			tty_insert_flip_char(tty, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
+			tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2031,10 +2030,10 @@ static int ftdi_process_packet(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	if (port->port.console && port->sysrq) {
 		for (i = 0; i < len; i++, ch++) {
 			if (!usb_serial_handle_sysrq_char(port, *ch))
-				tty_insert_flip_char(tty, *ch, flag);
+				tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, *ch, flag);
 		}
 	} else {
-		tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(tty, ch, flag, len);
+		tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(&port->port, ch, flag, len);
 	}
 
 	return len;
@@ -2043,25 +2042,19 @@ static int ftdi_process_packet(struct tty_struct *tty,
 static void ftdi_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	struct ftdi_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 	char *data = (char *)urb->transfer_buffer;
 	int i;
 	int len;
 	int count = 0;
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < urb->actual_length; i += priv->max_packet_size) {
 		len = min_t(int, urb->actual_length - i, priv->max_packet_size);
-		count += ftdi_process_packet(tty, port, priv, &data[i], len);
+		count += ftdi_process_packet(port, priv, &data[i], len);
 	}
 
 	if (count)
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 static void ftdi_break_ctl(struct tty_struct *tty, int break_state)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c b/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c
index 203358d..1a07b12 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c
@@ -252,14 +252,11 @@ static inline int isAbortTrfCmnd(const unsigned char *buf)
 static void send_to_tty(struct usb_serial_port *port,
 			char *data, unsigned int actual_length)
 {
-	struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-
-	if (tty && actual_length) {
+	if (actual_length) {
 		usb_serial_debug_data(&port->dev, __func__, actual_length, data);
-		tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, actual_length);
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+		tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data, actual_length);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 	}
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/generic.c b/drivers/usb/serial/generic.c
index 2ea70a6..4c5c23f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/generic.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/generic.c
@@ -313,30 +313,24 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_serial_generic_submit_read_urbs);
 void usb_serial_generic_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	char *ch = (char *)urb->transfer_buffer;
 	int i;
 
 	if (!urb->actual_length)
 		return;
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-
 	/* The per character mucking around with sysrq path it too slow for
 	   stuff like 3G modems, so shortcircuit it in the 99.9999999% of cases
 	   where the USB serial is not a console anyway */
 	if (!port->port.console || !port->sysrq)
-		tty_insert_flip_string(tty, ch, urb->actual_length);
+		tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, ch, urb->actual_length);
 	else {
 		for (i = 0; i < urb->actual_length; i++, ch++) {
 			if (!usb_serial_handle_sysrq_char(port, *ch))
-				tty_insert_flip_char(tty, *ch, TTY_NORMAL);
+				tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, *ch, TTY_NORMAL);
 		}
 	}
-	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_serial_generic_process_read_urb);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c b/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
index 7b770c7..b00e5cb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ static void  process_rcvd_data(struct edgeport_serial *edge_serial,
 				unsigned char *buffer, __u16 bufferLength);
 static void process_rcvd_status(struct edgeport_serial *edge_serial,
 				__u8 byte2, __u8 byte3);
-static void edge_tty_recv(struct device *dev, struct tty_struct *tty,
-				unsigned char *data, int length);
+static void edge_tty_recv(struct usb_serial_port *port, unsigned char *data,
+		int length);
 static void handle_new_msr(struct edgeport_port *edge_port, __u8 newMsr);
 static void handle_new_lsr(struct edgeport_port *edge_port, __u8 lsrData,
 				__u8 lsr, __u8 data);
@@ -1752,7 +1752,6 @@ static void process_rcvd_data(struct edgeport_serial *edge_serial,
 	struct device *dev = &edge_serial->serial->dev->dev;
 	struct usb_serial_port *port;
 	struct edgeport_port *edge_port;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	__u16 lastBufferLength;
 	__u16 rxLen;
 
@@ -1860,14 +1859,11 @@ static void process_rcvd_data(struct edgeport_serial *edge_serial,
 							edge_serial->rxPort];
 				edge_port = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 				if (edge_port->open) {
-					tty = tty_port_tty_get(
-						&edge_port->port->port);
-					if (tty) {
-						dev_dbg(dev, "%s - Sending %d bytes to TTY for port %d\n",
-							__func__, rxLen, edge_serial->rxPort);
-						edge_tty_recv(&edge_serial->serial->dev->dev, tty, buffer, rxLen);
-						tty_kref_put(tty);
-					}
+					dev_dbg(dev, "%s - Sending %d bytes to TTY for port %d\n",
+						__func__, rxLen,
+						edge_serial->rxPort);
+					edge_tty_recv(edge_port->port, buffer,
+							rxLen);
 					edge_port->icount.rx += rxLen;
 				}
 				buffer += rxLen;
@@ -2017,20 +2013,20 @@ static void process_rcvd_status(struct edgeport_serial *edge_serial,
  * edge_tty_recv
  *	this function passes data on to the tty flip buffer
  *****************************************************************************/
-static void edge_tty_recv(struct device *dev, struct tty_struct *tty,
-					unsigned char *data, int length)
+static void edge_tty_recv(struct usb_serial_port *port, unsigned char *data,
+		int length)
 {
 	int cnt;
 
-	cnt = tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, length);
+	cnt = tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data, length);
 	if (cnt < length) {
-		dev_err(dev, "%s - dropping data, %d bytes lost\n",
+		dev_err(&port->dev, "%s - dropping data, %d bytes lost\n",
 				__func__, length - cnt);
 	}
 	data += cnt;
 	length -= cnt;
 
-	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 
@@ -2086,14 +2082,9 @@ static void handle_new_lsr(struct edgeport_port *edge_port, __u8 lsrData,
 	}
 
 	/* Place LSR data byte into Rx buffer */
-	if (lsrData) {
-		struct tty_struct *tty =
-				tty_port_tty_get(&edge_port->port->port);
-		if (tty) {
-			edge_tty_recv(&edge_port->port->dev, tty, &data, 1);
-			tty_kref_put(tty);
-		}
-	}
+	if (lsrData)
+		edge_tty_recv(edge_port->port, &data, 1);
+
 	/* update input line counters */
 	icount = &edge_port->icount;
 	if (newLsr & LSR_BREAK)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c b/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
index 641ab3d..c237766 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ static int closing_wait = EDGE_CLOSING_WAIT;
 static bool ignore_cpu_rev;
 static int default_uart_mode;		/* RS232 */
 
-static void edge_tty_recv(struct device *dev, struct tty_struct *tty,
-			  unsigned char *data, int length);
+static void edge_tty_recv(struct usb_serial_port *port, unsigned char *data,
+		int length);
 
 static void stop_read(struct edgeport_port *edge_port);
 static int restart_read(struct edgeport_port *edge_port);
@@ -1484,7 +1484,6 @@ static void handle_new_lsr(struct edgeport_port *edge_port, int lsr_data,
 	struct async_icount *icount;
 	__u8 new_lsr = (__u8)(lsr & (__u8)(LSR_OVER_ERR | LSR_PAR_ERR |
 						LSR_FRM_ERR | LSR_BREAK));
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 
 	dev_dbg(&edge_port->port->dev, "%s - %02x\n", __func__, new_lsr);
 
@@ -1498,13 +1497,8 @@ static void handle_new_lsr(struct edgeport_port *edge_port, int lsr_data,
 		new_lsr &= (__u8)(LSR_OVER_ERR | LSR_BREAK);
 
 	/* Place LSR data byte into Rx buffer */
-	if (lsr_data) {
-		tty = tty_port_tty_get(&edge_port->port->port);
-		if (tty) {
-			edge_tty_recv(&edge_port->port->dev, tty, &data, 1);
-			tty_kref_put(tty);
-		}
-	}
+	if (lsr_data)
+		edge_tty_recv(edge_port->port, &data, 1);
 
 	/* update input line counters */
 	icount = &edge_port->icount;
@@ -1620,7 +1614,6 @@ static void edge_bulk_in_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	struct edgeport_port *edge_port = urb->context;
 	struct device *dev = &edge_port->port->dev;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	int retval = 0;
 	int port_number;
 	int status = urb->status;
@@ -1659,17 +1652,16 @@ static void edge_bulk_in_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		++data;
 	}
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&edge_port->port->port);
-	if (tty && urb->actual_length) {
+	if (urb->actual_length) {
 		usb_serial_debug_data(dev, __func__, urb->actual_length, data);
 		if (edge_port->close_pending)
 			dev_dbg(dev, "%s - close pending, dropping data on the floor\n",
 								__func__);
 		else
-			edge_tty_recv(dev, tty, data, urb->actual_length);
+			edge_tty_recv(edge_port->port, data,
+					urb->actual_length);
 		edge_port->icount.rx += urb->actual_length;
 	}
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
 
 exit:
 	/* continue read unless stopped */
@@ -1684,16 +1676,16 @@ exit:
 		dev_err(dev, "%s - usb_submit_urb failed with result %d\n", __func__, retval);
 }
 
-static void edge_tty_recv(struct device *dev, struct tty_struct *tty,
-					unsigned char *data, int length)
+static void edge_tty_recv(struct usb_serial_port *port, unsigned char *data,
+		int length)
 {
 	int queued;
 
-	queued = tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, length);
+	queued = tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data, length);
 	if (queued < length)
-		dev_err(dev, "%s - dropping data, %d bytes lost\n",
+		dev_err(&port->dev, "%s - dropping data, %d bytes lost\n",
 			__func__, length - queued);
-	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 static void edge_bulk_out_callback(struct urb *urb)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ir-usb.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ir-usb.c
index e24e2d4..716930a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ir-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ir-usb.c
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ static void ir_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 
 	if (!urb->actual_length)
 		return;
@@ -302,12 +301,8 @@ static void ir_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 	if (urb->actual_length == 1)
 		return;
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-	tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data + 1, urb->actual_length - 1);
-	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
+	tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data + 1, urb->actual_length - 1);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 static void ir_set_termios_callback(struct urb *urb)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/iuu_phoenix.c b/drivers/usb/serial/iuu_phoenix.c
index 1e1fbed..ff77027 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/iuu_phoenix.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/iuu_phoenix.c
@@ -581,7 +581,6 @@ static void read_buf_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	int status = urb->status;
 
 	if (status) {
@@ -592,14 +591,12 @@ static void read_buf_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	}
 
 	dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s - %i chars to write\n", __func__, urb->actual_length);
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
 	if (data == NULL)
 		dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s - data is NULL !!!\n", __func__);
-	if (tty && urb->actual_length && data) {
-		tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, urb->actual_length);
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+	if (urb->actual_length && data) {
+		tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data, urb->actual_length);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 	}
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
 	iuu_led_activity_on(urb);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.c b/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.c
index 3d95637..1fd1935 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.c
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ static void	usa26_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	int			i, err;
 	int			endpoint;
 	struct usb_serial_port	*port;
-	struct tty_struct	*tty;
 	unsigned char 		*data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	int status = urb->status;
 
@@ -304,8 +303,7 @@ static void	usa26_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	}
 
 	port =  urb->context;
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (tty && urb->actual_length) {
+	if (urb->actual_length) {
 		/* 0x80 bit is error flag */
 		if ((data[0] & 0x80) == 0) {
 			/* no errors on individual bytes, only
@@ -315,7 +313,7 @@ static void	usa26_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 			else
 				err = 0;
 			for (i = 1; i < urb->actual_length ; ++i)
-				tty_insert_flip_char(tty, data[i], err);
+				tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, data[i], err);
 		} else {
 			/* some bytes had errors, every byte has status */
 			dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s - RX error!!!!\n", __func__);
@@ -328,12 +326,12 @@ static void	usa26_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 				if (stat & RXERROR_PARITY)
 					flag |= TTY_PARITY;
 				/* XXX should handle break (0x10) */
-				tty_insert_flip_char(tty, data[i+1], flag);
+				tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, data[i+1],
+						flag);
 			}
 		}
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 	}
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
 
 	/* Resubmit urb so we continue receiving */
 	err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -446,7 +444,6 @@ static void usa28_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	int                     err;
 	struct usb_serial_port  *port;
-	struct tty_struct       *tty;
 	unsigned char           *data;
 	struct keyspan_port_private             *p_priv;
 	int status = urb->status;
@@ -469,12 +466,11 @@ static void usa28_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		p_priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 		data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 
-		tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-		if (tty && urb->actual_length) {
-			tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, urb->actual_length);
-			tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+		if (urb->actual_length) {
+			tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data,
+					urb->actual_length);
+			tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 		}
-		tty_kref_put(tty);
 
 		/* Resubmit urb so we continue receiving */
 		err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -669,7 +665,6 @@ static void	usa49_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	int			i, err;
 	int			endpoint;
 	struct usb_serial_port	*port;
-	struct tty_struct	*tty;
 	unsigned char 		*data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	int status = urb->status;
 
@@ -682,12 +677,11 @@ static void	usa49_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	}
 
 	port =  urb->context;
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (tty && urb->actual_length) {
+	if (urb->actual_length) {
 		/* 0x80 bit is error flag */
 		if ((data[0] & 0x80) == 0) {
 			/* no error on any byte */
-			tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data + 1,
+			tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data + 1,
 						urb->actual_length - 1);
 		} else {
 			/* some bytes had errors, every byte has status */
@@ -700,12 +694,12 @@ static void	usa49_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 				if (stat & RXERROR_PARITY)
 					flag |= TTY_PARITY;
 				/* XXX should handle break (0x10) */
-				tty_insert_flip_char(tty, data[i+1], flag);
+				tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, data[i+1],
+						flag);
 			}
 		}
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 	}
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
 
 	/* Resubmit urb so we continue receiving */
 	err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -718,7 +712,6 @@ static void usa49wg_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	int			i, len, x, err;
 	struct usb_serial	*serial;
 	struct usb_serial_port	*port;
-	struct tty_struct	*tty;
 	unsigned char 		*data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	int status = urb->status;
 
@@ -743,7 +736,6 @@ static void usa49wg_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 				return;
 			}
 			port = serial->port[data[i++]];
-			tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
 			len = data[i++];
 
 			/* 0x80 bit is error flag */
@@ -751,7 +743,8 @@ static void usa49wg_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 				/* no error on any byte */
 				i++;
 				for (x = 1; x < len ; ++x)
-					tty_insert_flip_char(tty, data[i++], 0);
+					tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port,
+							data[i++], 0);
 			} else {
 				/*
 				 * some bytes had errors, every byte has status
@@ -765,13 +758,12 @@ static void usa49wg_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 					if (stat & RXERROR_PARITY)
 						flag |= TTY_PARITY;
 					/* XXX should handle break (0x10) */
-					tty_insert_flip_char(tty,
+					tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port,
 							data[i+1], flag);
 					i += 2;
 				}
 			}
-			tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-			tty_kref_put(tty);
+			tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -792,7 +784,6 @@ static void usa90_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	int			endpoint;
 	struct usb_serial_port	*port;
 	struct keyspan_port_private	 	*p_priv;
-	struct tty_struct	*tty;
 	unsigned char 		*data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	int status = urb->status;
 
@@ -808,12 +799,12 @@ static void usa90_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	p_priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 
 	if (urb->actual_length) {
-		tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
 		/* if current mode is DMA, looks like usa28 format
 		   otherwise looks like usa26 data format */
 
 		if (p_priv->baud > 57600)
-			tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, urb->actual_length);
+			tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data,
+					urb->actual_length);
 		else {
 			/* 0x80 bit is error flag */
 			if ((data[0] & 0x80) == 0) {
@@ -824,8 +815,8 @@ static void usa90_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 				else
 					err = 0;
 				for (i = 1; i < urb->actual_length ; ++i)
-					tty_insert_flip_char(tty, data[i],
-									err);
+					tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port,
+							data[i], err);
 			}  else {
 			/* some bytes had errors, every byte has status */
 				dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s - RX error!!!!\n", __func__);
@@ -838,13 +829,12 @@ static void usa90_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 					if (stat & RXERROR_PARITY)
 						flag |= TTY_PARITY;
 					/* XXX should handle break (0x10) */
-					tty_insert_flip_char(tty, data[i+1],
-									flag);
+					tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port,
+							data[i+1], flag);
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-		tty_kref_put(tty);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 	}
 
 	/* Resubmit urb so we continue receiving */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_pda.c b/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_pda.c
index 41b0109..3b17d5d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_pda.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_pda.c
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ static void keyspan_pda_request_unthrottle(struct work_struct *work)
 static void keyspan_pda_rx_interrupt(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	int retval;
 	int status = urb->status;
@@ -163,14 +162,12 @@ static void keyspan_pda_rx_interrupt(struct urb *urb)
 	/* see if the message is data or a status interrupt */
 	switch (data[0]) {
 	case 0:
-		tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
 		 /* rest of message is rx data */
-		if (tty && urb->actual_length) {
-			tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data + 1,
+		if (urb->actual_length) {
+			tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data + 1,
 						urb->actual_length - 1);
-			tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+			tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 		}
-		tty_kref_put(tty);
 		break;
 	case 1:
 		/* status interrupt */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/kl5kusb105.c b/drivers/usb/serial/kl5kusb105.c
index fc9e14a..769d910 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/kl5kusb105.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/kl5kusb105.c
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ static void klsi_105_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned len;
 
 	/* empty urbs seem to happen, we ignore them */
@@ -401,19 +400,14 @@ static void klsi_105_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-
 	len = get_unaligned_le16(data);
 	if (len > urb->actual_length - KLSI_HDR_LEN) {
 		dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s - packet length mismatch\n", __func__);
 		len = urb->actual_length - KLSI_HDR_LEN;
 	}
 
-	tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data + KLSI_HDR_LEN, len);
-	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
+	tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data + KLSI_HDR_LEN, len);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 static void klsi_105_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/kobil_sct.c b/drivers/usb/serial/kobil_sct.c
index b747ba6..903d938 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/kobil_sct.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/kobil_sct.c
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ static void kobil_read_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	int result;
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	int status = urb->status;
 
@@ -333,8 +332,7 @@ static void kobil_read_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (tty && urb->actual_length) {
+	if (urb->actual_length) {
 
 		/* BEGIN DEBUG */
 		/*
@@ -353,10 +351,9 @@ static void kobil_read_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		*/
 		/* END DEBUG */
 
-		tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, urb->actual_length);
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+		tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data, urb->actual_length);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 	}
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
 
 	result = usb_submit_urb(port->interrupt_in_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s - Send read URB returns: %i\n", __func__, result);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c
index d9c8651..a64d420 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ static void mct_u232_read_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	struct mct_u232_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	int retval;
 	int status = urb->status;
@@ -557,13 +556,9 @@ static void mct_u232_read_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	 */
 	if (urb->transfer_buffer_length > 2) {
 		if (urb->actual_length) {
-			tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-			if (tty) {
-				tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data,
-						urb->actual_length);
-				tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-			}
-			tty_kref_put(tty);
+			tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data,
+					urb->actual_length);
+			tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 		}
 		goto exit;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/metro-usb.c b/drivers/usb/serial/metro-usb.c
index 3d25844..bf3c7a2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/metro-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/metro-usb.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ static void metrousb_read_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	struct metrousb_private *metro_priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	int throttled = 0;
 	int result = 0;
@@ -124,15 +123,13 @@ static void metrousb_read_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 
 
 	/* Set the data read from the usb port into the serial port buffer. */
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (tty && urb->actual_length) {
+	if (urb->actual_length) {
 		/* Loop through the data copying each byte to the tty layer. */
-		tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, urb->actual_length);
+		tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data, urb->actual_length);
 
 		/* Force the data to the tty layer. */
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 	}
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
 
 	/* Set any port variables. */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&metro_priv->lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
index f57a6b1..e0ebec3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
@@ -899,7 +899,6 @@ static void mos7720_bulk_in_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	int retval;
 	unsigned char *data ;
 	struct usb_serial_port *port;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	int status = urb->status;
 
 	if (status) {
@@ -913,12 +912,10 @@ static void mos7720_bulk_in_callback(struct urb *urb)
 
 	data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (tty && urb->actual_length) {
-		tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, urb->actual_length);
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+	if (urb->actual_length) {
+		tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data, urb->actual_length);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 	}
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
 
 	if (port->read_urb->status != -EINPROGRESS) {
 		retval = usb_submit_urb(port->read_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c
index 66d9e08..809fb32 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c
@@ -744,7 +744,6 @@ static void mos7840_bulk_in_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	struct usb_serial *serial;
 	struct usb_serial_port *port;
 	struct moschip_port *mos7840_port;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	int status = urb->status;
 
 	mos7840_port = urb->context;
@@ -773,12 +772,9 @@ static void mos7840_bulk_in_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	usb_serial_debug_data(&port->dev, __func__, urb->actual_length, data);
 
 	if (urb->actual_length) {
-		tty = tty_port_tty_get(&mos7840_port->port->port);
-		if (tty) {
-			tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, urb->actual_length);
-			tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-			tty_kref_put(tty);
-		}
+		struct tty_port *tport = &mos7840_port->port->port;
+		tty_insert_flip_string(tport, data, urb->actual_length);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(tport);
 		mos7840_port->icount.rx += urb->actual_length;
 		smp_wmb();
 		dev_dbg(&port->dev, "mos7840_port->icount.rx is %d:\n", mos7840_port->icount.rx);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/navman.c b/drivers/usb/serial/navman.c
index 1566f8f..38725fc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/navman.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/navman.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ static void navman_read_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	int status = urb->status;
 	int result;
 
@@ -55,12 +54,10 @@ static void navman_read_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 
 	usb_serial_debug_data(&port->dev, __func__, urb->actual_length, data);
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (tty && urb->actual_length) {
-		tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, urb->actual_length);
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+	if (urb->actual_length) {
+		tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data, urb->actual_length);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 	}
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
 
 exit:
 	result = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c b/drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c
index 7818af9..1e1cafe 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c
@@ -174,13 +174,9 @@ static void omninet_read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	}
 
 	if (urb->actual_length && header->oh_len) {
-		struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-		if (tty) {
-			tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data + OMNINET_DATAOFFSET,
-							header->oh_len);
-			tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-			tty_kref_put(tty);
-		}
+		tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data + OMNINET_DATAOFFSET,
+				header->oh_len);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 	}
 
 	/* Continue trying to always read  */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/opticon.c b/drivers/usb/serial/opticon.c
index c6bfb83..e13e1a4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/opticon.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/opticon.c
@@ -51,15 +51,8 @@ struct opticon_private {
 static void opticon_process_data_packet(struct usb_serial_port *port,
 					const unsigned char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
-
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-
-	tty_insert_flip_string(tty, buf, len);
-	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
+	tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, buf, len);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 static void opticon_process_status_packet(struct usb_serial_port *port,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c b/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
index d217fd6..a958fd4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
@@ -820,7 +820,6 @@ static void oti6858_read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port =  urb->context;
 	struct oti6858_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int status = urb->status;
@@ -835,12 +834,10 @@ static void oti6858_read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (tty != NULL && urb->actual_length > 0) {
-		tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, urb->actual_length);
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+	if (urb->actual_length > 0) {
+		tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data, urb->actual_length);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 	}
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
 
 	/* schedule the interrupt urb */
 	result = usb_submit_urb(port->interrupt_in_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.c b/drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.c
index 6002419..54adc91 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.c
@@ -772,7 +772,6 @@ static void pl2303_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	struct pl2303_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	char tty_flag = TTY_NORMAL;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -789,10 +788,6 @@ static void pl2303_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 	if (!urb->actual_length)
 		return;
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-
 	/* break takes precedence over parity, */
 	/* which takes precedence over framing errors */
 	if (line_status & UART_BREAK_ERROR)
@@ -805,19 +800,19 @@ static void pl2303_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 
 	/* overrun is special, not associated with a char */
 	if (line_status & UART_OVERRUN_ERROR)
-		tty_insert_flip_char(tty, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
+		tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
 
 	if (port->port.console && port->sysrq) {
 		for (i = 0; i < urb->actual_length; ++i)
 			if (!usb_serial_handle_sysrq_char(port, data[i]))
-				tty_insert_flip_char(tty, data[i], tty_flag);
+				tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, data[i],
+						tty_flag);
 	} else {
-		tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(tty, data, tty_flag,
+		tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(&port->port, data, tty_flag,
 							urb->actual_length);
 	}
 
-	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 /* All of the device info needed for the PL2303 SIO serial converter */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/quatech2.c b/drivers/usb/serial/quatech2.c
index a8d5110..00e6c9b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/quatech2.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/quatech2.c
@@ -609,7 +609,6 @@ void qt2_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 	struct qt2_serial_private *serial_priv;
 	struct usb_serial_port *port;
 	struct qt2_port_private *port_priv;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	bool escapeflag;
 	unsigned char *ch;
 	int i;
@@ -620,15 +619,11 @@ void qt2_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 		return;
 
 	ch = urb->transfer_buffer;
-	tty = NULL;
 	serial = urb->context;
 	serial_priv = usb_get_serial_data(serial);
 	port = serial->port[serial_priv->current_port];
 	port_priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 
-	if (port_priv->is_open)
-		tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < urb->actual_length; i++) {
 		ch = (unsigned char *)urb->transfer_buffer + i;
 		if ((i <= (len - 3)) &&
@@ -666,10 +661,7 @@ void qt2_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 						 __func__);
 					break;
 				}
-				if (tty) {
-					tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-					tty_kref_put(tty);
-				}
+				tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 
 				newport = *(ch + 3);
 
@@ -683,10 +675,6 @@ void qt2_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 				serial_priv->current_port = newport;
 				port = serial->port[serial_priv->current_port];
 				port_priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
-				if (port_priv->is_open)
-					tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-				else
-					tty = NULL;
 				i += 3;
 				escapeflag = true;
 				break;
@@ -697,8 +685,8 @@ void qt2_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 				escapeflag = true;
 				break;
 			case QT2_CONTROL_ESCAPE:
-				tty_buffer_request_room(tty, 2);
-				tty_insert_flip_string(tty, ch, 2);
+				tty_buffer_request_room(&port->port, 2);
+				tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, ch, 2);
 				i += 2;
 				escapeflag = true;
 				break;
@@ -712,16 +700,11 @@ void qt2_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 				continue;
 		}
 
-		if (tty) {
-			tty_buffer_request_room(tty, 1);
-			tty_insert_flip_string(tty, ch, 1);
-		}
+		tty_buffer_request_room(&port->port, 1);
+		tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, ch, 1);
 	}
 
-	if (tty) {
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-		tty_kref_put(tty);
-	}
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 static void qt2_write_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/safe_serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/safe_serial.c
index c949ce6..21cd7bf 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/safe_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/safe_serial.c
@@ -207,38 +207,31 @@ static void safe_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	unsigned char length = urb->actual_length;
 	int actual_length;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	__u16 fcs;
 
 	if (!length)
 		return;
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-
 	if (!safe)
 		goto out;
 
 	fcs = fcs_compute10(data, length, CRC10_INITFCS);
 	if (fcs) {
 		dev_err(&port->dev, "%s - bad CRC %x\n", __func__, fcs);
-		goto err;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	actual_length = data[length - 2] >> 2;
 	if (actual_length > (length - 2)) {
 		dev_err(&port->dev, "%s - inconsistent lengths %d:%d\n",
 				__func__, actual_length, length);
-		goto err;
+		return;
 	}
 	dev_info(&urb->dev->dev, "%s - actual: %d\n", __func__, actual_length);
 	length = actual_length;
 out:
-	tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, length);
-	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-err:
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
+	tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data, length);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 static int safe_prepare_write_buffer(struct usb_serial_port *port,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c b/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c
index d4426c0..c13f6e7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c
@@ -569,7 +569,6 @@ static void sierra_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	int err;
 	int endpoint;
 	struct usb_serial_port *port;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	int status = urb->status;
 
@@ -581,16 +580,12 @@ static void sierra_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 			" endpoint %02x\n", __func__, status, endpoint);
 	} else {
 		if (urb->actual_length) {
-			tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-			if (tty) {
-				tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data,
-					urb->actual_length);
-				tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-
-				tty_kref_put(tty);
-				usb_serial_debug_data(&port->dev, __func__,
-						      urb->actual_length, data);
-			}
+			tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data,
+				urb->actual_length);
+			tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
+
+			usb_serial_debug_data(&port->dev, __func__,
+					      urb->actual_length, data);
 		} else {
 			dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s: empty read urb"
 				" received\n", __func__);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/spcp8x5.c b/drivers/usb/serial/spcp8x5.c
index a42536a..91ff8e3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/spcp8x5.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/spcp8x5.c
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ static void spcp8x5_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	struct spcp8x5_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u8 status;
@@ -481,9 +480,6 @@ static void spcp8x5_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 	if (!urb->actual_length)
 		return;
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
 
 	if (status & UART_STATE_TRANSIENT_MASK) {
 		/* break takes precedence over parity, which takes precedence
@@ -498,17 +494,21 @@ static void spcp8x5_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 
 		/* overrun is special, not associated with a char */
 		if (status & UART_OVERRUN_ERROR)
-			tty_insert_flip_char(tty, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
-
-		if (status & UART_DCD)
-			usb_serial_handle_dcd_change(port, tty,
-				   priv->line_status & MSR_STATUS_LINE_DCD);
+			tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
+
+		if (status & UART_DCD) {
+			struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
+			if (tty) {
+				usb_serial_handle_dcd_change(port, tty,
+				       priv->line_status & MSR_STATUS_LINE_DCD);
+				tty_kref_put(tty);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
-	tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(tty, data, tty_flag,
+	tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(&port->port, data, tty_flag,
 							urb->actual_length);
-	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 static int spcp8x5_wait_modem_info(struct usb_serial_port *port,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ssu100.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ssu100.c
index d938396..b57cf84 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ssu100.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ssu100.c
@@ -579,8 +579,7 @@ static void ssu100_update_lsr(struct usb_serial_port *port, u8 lsr,
 
 }
 
-static int ssu100_process_packet(struct urb *urb,
-				 struct tty_struct *tty)
+static void ssu100_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	char *packet = (char *)urb->transfer_buffer;
@@ -595,7 +594,8 @@ static int ssu100_process_packet(struct urb *urb,
 		if (packet[2] == 0x00) {
 			ssu100_update_lsr(port, packet[3], &flag);
 			if (flag == TTY_OVERRUN)
-				tty_insert_flip_char(tty, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
+				tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, 0,
+						TTY_OVERRUN);
 		}
 		if (packet[2] == 0x01)
 			ssu100_update_msr(port, packet[3]);
@@ -606,34 +606,17 @@ static int ssu100_process_packet(struct urb *urb,
 		ch = packet;
 
 	if (!len)
-		return 0;	/* status only */
+		return;	/* status only */
 
 	if (port->port.console && port->sysrq) {
 		for (i = 0; i < len; i++, ch++) {
 			if (!usb_serial_handle_sysrq_char(port, *ch))
-				tty_insert_flip_char(tty, *ch, flag);
+				tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, *ch, flag);
 		}
 	} else
-		tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(tty, ch, flag, len);
-
-	return len;
-}
-
-static void ssu100_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
-{
-	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
-	int count;
-
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-
-	count = ssu100_process_packet(urb, tty);
+		tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(&port->port, ch, flag, len);
 
-	if (count)
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-	tty_kref_put(tty);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 }
 
 static struct usb_serial_driver ssu100_device = {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/symbolserial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/symbolserial.c
index 701fffa..be05e6c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/symbolserial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/symbolserial.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ static void symbol_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = priv->port;
 	int status = urb->status;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	int result;
 	int data_length;
 
@@ -82,12 +81,8 @@ static void symbol_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		 * we pretty much just ignore the size and send everything
 		 * else to the tty layer.
 		 */
-		tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-		if (tty) {
-			tty_insert_flip_string(tty, &data[1], data_length);
-			tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-			tty_kref_put(tty);
-		}
+		tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, &data[1], data_length);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 	} else {
 		dev_dbg(&priv->udev->dev,
 			"Improper amount of data received from the device, "
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ti_usb_3410_5052.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ti_usb_3410_5052.c
index f2530d2..39cb9b8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ti_usb_3410_5052.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ti_usb_3410_5052.c
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ static void ti_interrupt_callback(struct urb *urb);
 static void ti_bulk_in_callback(struct urb *urb);
 static void ti_bulk_out_callback(struct urb *urb);
 
-static void ti_recv(struct device *dev, struct tty_struct *tty,
-	unsigned char *data, int length);
+static void ti_recv(struct usb_serial_port *port, unsigned char *data,
+		int length);
 static void ti_send(struct ti_port *tport);
 static int ti_set_mcr(struct ti_port *tport, unsigned int mcr);
 static int ti_get_lsr(struct ti_port *tport);
@@ -1118,7 +1118,6 @@ static void ti_bulk_in_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	struct device *dev = &urb->dev->dev;
 	int status = urb->status;
 	int retval = 0;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 
 	switch (status) {
 	case 0:
@@ -1145,24 +1144,18 @@ static void ti_bulk_in_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-	if (tty) {
-		if (urb->actual_length) {
-			usb_serial_debug_data(dev, __func__, urb->actual_length,
-					      urb->transfer_buffer);
+	if (urb->actual_length) {
+		usb_serial_debug_data(dev, __func__, urb->actual_length,
+				      urb->transfer_buffer);
 
-			if (!tport->tp_is_open)
-				dev_dbg(dev, "%s - port closed, dropping data\n",
-					__func__);
-			else
-				ti_recv(&urb->dev->dev, tty,
-						urb->transfer_buffer,
-						urb->actual_length);
-			spin_lock(&tport->tp_lock);
-			tport->tp_icount.rx += urb->actual_length;
-			spin_unlock(&tport->tp_lock);
-		}
-		tty_kref_put(tty);
+		if (!tport->tp_is_open)
+			dev_dbg(dev, "%s - port closed, dropping data\n",
+				__func__);
+		else
+			ti_recv(port, urb->transfer_buffer, urb->actual_length);
+		spin_lock(&tport->tp_lock);
+		tport->tp_icount.rx += urb->actual_length;
+		spin_unlock(&tport->tp_lock);
 	}
 
 exit:
@@ -1210,24 +1203,23 @@ static void ti_bulk_out_callback(struct urb *urb)
 }
 
 
-static void ti_recv(struct device *dev, struct tty_struct *tty,
-	unsigned char *data, int length)
+static void ti_recv(struct usb_serial_port *port, unsigned char *data,
+		int length)
 {
 	int cnt;
 
 	do {
-		cnt = tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, length);
+		cnt = tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data, length);
 		if (cnt < length) {
-			dev_err(dev, "%s - dropping data, %d bytes lost\n",
+			dev_err(&port->dev, "%s - dropping data, %d bytes lost\n",
 						__func__, length - cnt);
 			if (cnt == 0)
 				break;
 		}
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
 		data += cnt;
 		length -= cnt;
 	} while (length > 0);
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb_wwan.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb_wwan.c
index 1355a6c..571965a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb_wwan.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb_wwan.c
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ static void usb_wwan_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	int err;
 	int endpoint;
 	struct usb_serial_port *port;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	struct device *dev;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	int status = urb->status;
@@ -286,16 +285,12 @@ static void usb_wwan_indat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		dev_dbg(dev, "%s: nonzero status: %d on endpoint %02x.\n",
 			__func__, status, endpoint);
 	} else {
-		tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-		if (tty) {
-			if (urb->actual_length) {
-				tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data,
-						urb->actual_length);
-				tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-			} else
-				dev_dbg(dev, "%s: empty read urb received\n", __func__);
-			tty_kref_put(tty);
-		}
+		if (urb->actual_length) {
+			tty_insert_flip_string(&port->port, data,
+					urb->actual_length);
+			tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->port);
+		} else
+			dev_dbg(dev, "%s: empty read urb received\n", __func__);
 
 		/* Resubmit urb so we continue receiving */
 		err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);