if (tty->driver->subtype == PTY_TYPE_MASTER)
                WARN_ON(tty->count > 1);
        else {
+               if (test_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &tty->flags))
+                       return;
                if (tty->count > 2)
                        return;
        }
+       set_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &tty->flags);
        wake_up_interruptible(&tty->read_wait);
        wake_up_interruptible(&tty->write_wait);
        tty->packet = 0;
        if (!tty || !tty->link)
                goto out;
 
+       set_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &tty->flags);
+
        retval = -EIO;
        if (test_bit(TTY_OTHER_CLOSED, &tty->flags))
                goto out;
        if (tty->link->count != 1)
                goto out;
 
+       clear_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &tty->flags);
        clear_bit(TTY_OTHER_CLOSED, &tty->link->flags);
        set_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags);
        retval = 0;