return err;
 }
 
-static void rfcomm_dev_del(struct rfcomm_dev *dev)
-{
-       unsigned long flags;
-       BT_DBG("dev %p", dev);
-
-       BUG_ON(test_and_set_bit(RFCOMM_TTY_RELEASED, &dev->flags));
-
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->port.lock, flags);
-       if (dev->port.count > 0) {
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->port.lock, flags);
-               return;
-       }
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->port.lock, flags);
-
-       tty_port_put(&dev->port);
-}
-
 /* ---- Send buffer ---- */
 static inline unsigned int rfcomm_room(struct rfcomm_dlc *dlc)
 {
                tty_kref_put(tty);
        }
 
-       if (!test_bit(RFCOMM_RELEASE_ONHUP, &dev->flags))
-               rfcomm_dev_del(dev);
+       if (!test_and_set_bit(RFCOMM_TTY_RELEASED, &dev->flags))
+               tty_port_put(&dev->port);
+
        tty_port_put(&dev->port);
        return 0;
 }
                                 *    rfcomm_dev_lock -> dlc lock
                                 * 2. tty_port_put will deadlock if it's
                                 *    the last reference
+                                *
+                                * FIXME: when we release the lock anything
+                                * could happen to dev, even its destruction
                                 */
                                rfcomm_dlc_unlock(dlc);
                                if (rfcomm_dev_get(dev->id) == NULL) {
                                        return;
                                }
 
-                               rfcomm_dev_del(dev);
+                               if (!test_and_set_bit(RFCOMM_TTY_RELEASED,
+                                                     &dev->flags))
+                                       tty_port_put(&dev->port);
+
                                tty_port_put(&dev->port);
                                rfcomm_dlc_lock(dlc);
                        }
 {
        struct rfcomm_dev *dev = (struct rfcomm_dev *) tty->driver_data;
 
-       if (!dev)
-               return;
-
        BT_DBG("tty %p dev %p dlc %p opened %d", tty, dev, dev->dlc,
                                                dev->port.count);
 
        tty_port_close(&dev->port, tty, filp);
-
-       if (test_bit(RFCOMM_TTY_RELEASED, &dev->flags))
-               tty_port_put(&dev->port);
 }
 
 static int rfcomm_tty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf, int count)
 
        BT_DBG("tty %p dev %p", tty, dev);
 
-       if (!dev)
-               return;
-
        tty_port_hangup(&dev->port);
 
-       if (test_bit(RFCOMM_RELEASE_ONHUP, &dev->flags)) {
-               if (rfcomm_dev_get(dev->id) == NULL)
-                       return;
-               rfcomm_dev_del(dev);
+       if (test_bit(RFCOMM_RELEASE_ONHUP, &dev->flags) &&
+           !test_and_set_bit(RFCOMM_TTY_RELEASED, &dev->flags))
                tty_port_put(&dev->port);
-       }
 }
 
 static int rfcomm_tty_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty)