}
 }
 
+static atomic_t chsc_ready_for_use = ATOMIC_INIT(1);
+
+static int chsc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+       if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&chsc_ready_for_use)) {
+               atomic_inc(&chsc_ready_for_use);
+               return -EBUSY;
+       }
+       return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
+}
+
+static int chsc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+       atomic_inc(&chsc_ready_for_use);
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct file_operations chsc_fops = {
        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
-       .open = nonseekable_open,
+       .open = chsc_open,
+       .release = chsc_release,
        .unlocked_ioctl = chsc_ioctl,
        .compat_ioctl = chsc_ioctl,
        .llseek = no_llseek,