reactivate_fd(chan->fd, irq);
        if (err == -EIO) {
                if (chan->primary) {
-                       struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(&line->port);
-                       if (tty != NULL) {
-                               tty_hangup(tty);
-                               tty_kref_put(tty);
-                       }
+                       tty_port_tty_hangup(&line->port, false);
                        if (line->chan_out != chan)
                                close_one_chan(line->chan_out, 1);
                }
 
 static void sdio_uart_port_remove(struct sdio_uart_port *port)
 {
        struct sdio_func *func;
-       struct tty_struct *tty;
 
        BUG_ON(sdio_uart_table[port->index] != port);
 
        sdio_claim_host(func);
        port->func = NULL;
        mutex_unlock(&port->func_lock);
-       tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
        /* tty_hangup is async so is this safe as is ?? */
-       if (tty) {
-               tty_hangup(tty);
-               tty_kref_put(tty);
-       }
+       tty_port_tty_hangup(&port->port, false);
        mutex_unlock(&port->port.mutex);
        sdio_release_irq(func);
        sdio_disable_func(func);
                        wake_up_interruptible(&port->port.open_wait);
                else {
                        /* DCD drop - hang up if tty attached */
-                       tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-                       if (tty) {
-                               tty_hangup(tty);
-                               tty_kref_put(tty);
-                       }
+                       tty_port_tty_hangup(&port->port, false);
                }
        }
        if (status & UART_MSR_DCTS) {
 
 static void hso_free_interface(struct usb_interface *interface)
 {
        struct hso_serial *hso_dev;
-       struct tty_struct *tty;
        int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < HSO_SERIAL_TTY_MINORS; i++) {
                if (serial_table[i] &&
                    (serial_table[i]->interface == interface)) {
                        hso_dev = dev2ser(serial_table[i]);
-                       tty = tty_port_tty_get(&hso_dev->port);
-                       if (tty) {
-                               tty_hangup(tty);
-                               tty_kref_put(tty);
-                       }
+                       tty_port_tty_hangup(&hso_dev->port, false);
                        mutex_lock(&hso_dev->parent->mutex);
                        hso_dev->parent->usb_gone = 1;
                        mutex_unlock(&hso_dev->parent->mutex);
 
                                        readl(&info->u.cyz.ch_ctrl->rs_status);
                                if (dcd & C_RS_DCD)
                                        wake_up_interruptible(&info->port.open_wait);
-                               else {
-                                       struct tty_struct *tty;
-                                       tty = tty_port_tty_get(&info->port);
-                                       if (tty) {
-                                               tty_hangup(tty);
-                                               tty_kref_put(tty);
-                                       }
-                               }
+                               else
+                                       tty_port_tty_hangup(&info->port, false);
                        }
                        break;
                case C_CM_MCTS:
 
 
        /* pci hot-un-plug support */
        for (a = 0; a < brd->numPorts; a++)
-               if (brd->ports[a].port.flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED) {
-                       struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(
-                                               &brd->ports[a].port);
-                       if (tty) {
-                               tty_hangup(tty);
-                               tty_kref_put(tty);
-                       }
-               }
+               if (brd->ports[a].port.flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED)
+                       tty_port_tty_hangup(&brd->ports[a].port, false);
+
        for (a = 0; a < MAX_PORTS_PER_BOARD; a++)
                tty_port_destroy(&brd->ports[a].port);
+
        while (1) {
                opened = 0;
                for (a = 0; a < brd->numPorts; a++)
 
 static void moxa_new_dcdstate(struct moxa_port *p, u8 dcd)
 {
-       struct tty_struct *tty;
        unsigned long flags;
        dcd = !!dcd;
 
        if (dcd != p->DCDState) {
                p->DCDState = dcd;
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p->port.lock, flags);
-               tty = tty_port_tty_get(&p->port);
-               if (tty && !C_CLOCAL(tty) && !dcd)
-                       tty_hangup(tty);
-               tty_kref_put(tty);
+               if (!dcd)
+                       tty_port_tty_hangup(&p->port, true);
        }
        else
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p->port.lock, flags);
 
                pr_debug("DLCI %d goes closed.\n", dlci->addr);
        dlci->state = DLCI_CLOSED;
        if (dlci->addr != 0) {
-               struct tty_struct  *tty = tty_port_tty_get(&dlci->port);
-               if (tty) {
-                       tty_hangup(tty);
-                       tty_kref_put(tty);
-               }
+               tty_port_tty_hangup(&dlci->port, false);
                kfifo_reset(dlci->fifo);
        } else
                dlci->gsm->dead = 1;
 
 
        DBG1(" ");
 
-       for (i = 0; i < MAX_PORT; ++i) {
-               struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(&dc->port[i].port);
-               if (tty && list_empty(&tty->hangup_work.entry))
-                       tty_hangup(tty);
-               tty_kref_put(tty);
-       }
+       for (i = 0; i < MAX_PORT; ++i)
+               tty_port_tty_hangup(&dc->port[i].port, false);
+
        /* Racy below - surely should wait for scheduled work to be done or
           complete off a hangup method ? */
        while (dc->open_ttys)
 
                       (ChanStatus & CD_ACT) ? "on" : "off");
 #endif
                if (!(ChanStatus & CD_ACT) && info->cd_status) {
-                       struct tty_struct *tty;
 #ifdef ROCKET_DEBUG_HANGUP
                        printk(KERN_INFO "CD drop, calling hangup.\n");
 #endif
-                       tty = tty_port_tty_get(&info->port);
-                       if (tty) {
-                               tty_hangup(tty);
-                               tty_kref_put(tty);
-                       }
+                       tty_port_tty_hangup(&info->port, false);
                }
                info->cd_status = (ChanStatus & CD_ACT) ? 1 : 0;
                wake_up_interruptible(&info->port.open_wait);
 
        mrdy_set_high(ifx_dev);
 }
 
-/**
- *     ifx_spi_hangup          -       hang up an IFX device
- *     @ifx_dev: our SPI device
- *
- *     Hang up the tty attached to the IFX device if one is currently
- *     open. If not take no action
- */
-static void ifx_spi_ttyhangup(struct ifx_spi_device *ifx_dev)
-{
-       struct tty_port *pport = &ifx_dev->tty_port;
-       struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(pport);
-       if (tty) {
-               tty_hangup(tty);
-               tty_kref_put(tty);
-       }
-}
-
 /**
  *     ifx_spi_timeout         -       SPI timeout
  *     @arg: our SPI device
        struct ifx_spi_device *ifx_dev = (struct ifx_spi_device *)arg;
 
        dev_warn(&ifx_dev->spi_dev->dev, "*** SPI Timeout ***");
-       ifx_spi_ttyhangup(ifx_dev);
+       tty_port_tty_hangup(&ifx_dev->tty_port, false);
        mrdy_set_low(ifx_dev);
        clear_bit(IFX_SPI_STATE_TIMER_PENDING, &ifx_dev->flags);
 }
                set_bit(MR_INPROGRESS, &ifx_dev->mdm_reset_state);
                if (!solreset) {
                        /* unsolicited reset  */
-                       ifx_spi_ttyhangup(ifx_dev);
+                       tty_port_tty_hangup(&ifx_dev->tty_port, false);
                }
        } else {
                /* exited reset */
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_port_hangup);
 
+/**
+ * tty_port_tty_hangup - helper to hang up a tty
+ *
+ * @port: tty port
+ * @check_clocal: hang only ttys with CLOCAL unset?
+ */
+void tty_port_tty_hangup(struct tty_port *port, bool check_clocal)
+{
+       struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(port);
+
+       if (tty && (!check_clocal || !C_CLOCAL(tty))) {
+               tty_hangup(tty);
+               tty_kref_put(tty);
+       }
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_port_tty_hangup);
+
 /**
  * tty_port_tty_wakeup - helper to wake up a tty
  *
 
 {
        struct acm *acm = urb->context;
        struct usb_cdc_notification *dr = urb->transfer_buffer;
-       struct tty_struct *tty;
        unsigned char *data;
        int newctrl;
        int retval;
                break;
 
        case USB_CDC_NOTIFY_SERIAL_STATE:
-               tty = tty_port_tty_get(&acm->port);
                newctrl = get_unaligned_le16(data);
 
-               if (tty) {
-                       if (!acm->clocal &&
-                               (acm->ctrlin & ~newctrl & ACM_CTRL_DCD)) {
-                               dev_dbg(&acm->control->dev,
-                                       "%s - calling hangup\n", __func__);
-                               tty_hangup(tty);
-                       }
-                       tty_kref_put(tty);
+               if (!acm->clocal && (acm->ctrlin & ~newctrl & ACM_CTRL_DCD)) {
+                       dev_dbg(&acm->control->dev, "%s - calling hangup\n",
+                                       __func__);
+                       tty_port_tty_hangup(&acm->port, false);
                }
 
                acm->ctrlin = newctrl;
 static int acm_reset_resume(struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
        struct acm *acm = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
-       struct tty_struct *tty;
 
-       if (test_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &acm->port.flags)) {
-               tty = tty_port_tty_get(&acm->port);
-               if (tty) {
-                       tty_hangup(tty);
-                       tty_kref_put(tty);
-               }
-       }
+       if (test_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &acm->port.flags))
+               tty_port_tty_hangup(&acm->port, false);
 
        return acm_resume(intf);
 }
 
        struct usb_serial                       *serial;
        struct usb_serial_port                  *port;
        struct keyspan_port_private             *p_priv;
-       struct tty_struct                       *tty;
        int old_dcd_state, err;
        int status = urb->status;
 
        p_priv->dcd_state = ((msg->gpia_dcd) ? 1 : 0);
        p_priv->ri_state = ((msg->ri) ? 1 : 0);
 
-       if (old_dcd_state != p_priv->dcd_state) {
-               tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-               if (tty && !C_CLOCAL(tty))
-                       tty_hangup(tty);
-               tty_kref_put(tty);
-       }
+       if (old_dcd_state != p_priv->dcd_state)
+               tty_port_tty_hangup(&port->port, true);
 
        /* Resubmit urb so we continue receiving */
        err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
        struct usb_serial                       *serial;
        struct usb_serial_port                  *port;
        struct keyspan_port_private             *p_priv;
-       struct tty_struct                       *tty;
        int old_dcd_state;
        int status = urb->status;
 
        p_priv->dcd_state = ((msg->dcd) ? 1 : 0);
        p_priv->ri_state = ((msg->ri) ? 1 : 0);
 
-       if (old_dcd_state != p_priv->dcd_state && old_dcd_state) {
-               tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-               if (tty && !C_CLOCAL(tty))
-                       tty_hangup(tty);
-               tty_kref_put(tty);
-       }
+       if (old_dcd_state != p_priv->dcd_state && old_dcd_state)
+               tty_port_tty_hangup(&port->port, true);
 
                /* Resubmit urb so we continue receiving */
        err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
        p_priv->dcd_state = ((msg->dcd) ? 1 : 0);
        p_priv->ri_state = ((msg->ri) ? 1 : 0);
 
-       if (old_dcd_state != p_priv->dcd_state && old_dcd_state) {
-               struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-               if (tty && !C_CLOCAL(tty))
-                       tty_hangup(tty);
-               tty_kref_put(tty);
-       }
+       if (old_dcd_state != p_priv->dcd_state && old_dcd_state)
+               tty_port_tty_hangup(&port->port, true);
 
        /* Resubmit urb so we continue receiving */
        err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
        struct usb_serial                       *serial;
        struct usb_serial_port                  *port;
        struct keyspan_port_private             *p_priv;
-       struct tty_struct                       *tty;
        int old_dcd_state, err;
        int status = urb->status;
 
        p_priv->dcd_state = ((msg->dcd) ? 1 : 0);
        p_priv->ri_state = ((msg->ri) ? 1 : 0);
 
-       if (old_dcd_state != p_priv->dcd_state && old_dcd_state) {
-               tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-               if (tty && !C_CLOCAL(tty))
-                       tty_hangup(tty);
-               tty_kref_put(tty);
-       }
+       if (old_dcd_state != p_priv->dcd_state && old_dcd_state)
+               tty_port_tty_hangup(&port->port, true);
 
        /* Resubmit urb so we continue receiving */
        err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
        p_priv->cts_state = ((msg->hskia_cts) ? 1 : 0);
        p_priv->dcd_state = ((msg->gpia_dcd) ? 1 : 0);
 
-       if (old_dcd_state != p_priv->dcd_state && old_dcd_state) {
-               struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-               if (tty && !C_CLOCAL(tty))
-                       tty_hangup(tty);
-               tty_kref_put(tty);
-       }
+       if (old_dcd_state != p_priv->dcd_state && old_dcd_state)
+               tty_port_tty_hangup(&port->port, true);
 
        /* Resubmit urb so we continue receiving */
        err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
                        portdata->dsr_state = ((signals & 0x02) ? 1 : 0);
                        portdata->ri_state = ((signals & 0x08) ? 1 : 0);
 
-                       if (old_dcd_state && !portdata->dcd_state) {
-                               struct tty_struct *tty =
-                                               tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-                               if (tty && !C_CLOCAL(tty))
-                                       tty_hangup(tty);
-                               tty_kref_put(tty);
-                       }
+                       if (old_dcd_state && !portdata->dcd_state)
+                               tty_port_tty_hangup(&port->port, true);
                } else {
                        dev_dbg(dev, "%s: type %x req %x\n", __func__,
                                req_pkt->bRequestType, req_pkt->bRequest);
 
                        unsigned char signals = *((unsigned char *)
                                        urb->transfer_buffer +
                                        sizeof(struct usb_ctrlrequest));
-                       struct tty_struct *tty;
 
                        dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s: signal x%x\n", __func__,
                                signals);
                        portdata->dsr_state = ((signals & 0x02) ? 1 : 0);
                        portdata->ri_state = ((signals & 0x08) ? 1 : 0);
 
-                       tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
-                       if (tty && !C_CLOCAL(tty) &&
-                                       old_dcd_state && !portdata->dcd_state)
-                               tty_hangup(tty);
-                       tty_kref_put(tty);
+                       if (old_dcd_state && !portdata->dcd_state)
+                               tty_port_tty_hangup(&port->port, true);
                } else {
                        dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s: type %x req %x\n",
                                __func__, req_pkt->bRequestType,
 
 extern void tty_port_raise_dtr_rts(struct tty_port *port);
 extern void tty_port_lower_dtr_rts(struct tty_port *port);
 extern void tty_port_hangup(struct tty_port *port);
+extern void tty_port_tty_hangup(struct tty_port *port, bool check_clocal);
 extern void tty_port_tty_wakeup(struct tty_port *port);
 extern int tty_port_block_til_ready(struct tty_port *port,
                                struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp);
 
                        self->settings.dce = IRCOMM_DELTA_CD;
                        ircomm_tty_check_modem_status(self);
                } else {
-                       struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(&self->port);
                        IRDA_DEBUG(0, "%s(), hanging up!\n", __func__ );
-                       if (tty) {
-                               tty_hangup(tty);
-                               tty_kref_put(tty);
-                       }
+                       tty_port_tty_hangup(&self->port, false);
                }
                break;
        default: