4 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 99562cee827e..b32984bc516f 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static void evdev_free(struct device *dev)
 {
         struct evdev *evdev = container_of(dev, struct evdev, dev);
 
+        input_put_device(evdev->handle.dev);
         kfree(evdev);
 }
 
@@ -853,9 +854,6 @@ static void evdev_cleanup(struct evdev *evdev)
         evdev_hangup(evdev);
         evdev_remove_chrdev(evdev);
 
-        if (evdev->grab)
-                evdev_ungrab(evdev, evdev->grab);
-
         /* evdev is marked dead so no one else accesses evdev->open */
         if (evdev->open) {
                 input_flush_device(handle, NULL);
@@ -896,7 +894,7 @@ static int evdev_connect(struct input_handler *handler, struct input_dev *dev,
         evdev->exist = 1;
         evdev->minor = minor;
 
-        evdev->handle.dev = dev;
+        evdev->handle.dev = input_get_device(dev);
         evdev->handle.name = evdev->name;
         evdev->handle.handler = handler;
         evdev->handle.private = evdev;
diff --git a/drivers/input/joydev.c b/drivers/input/joydev.c
index 22b2789ef58a..65d7077a75a1 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joydev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joydev.c
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ static void joydev_free(struct device *dev)
 {
         struct joydev *joydev = container_of(dev, struct joydev, dev);
 
+        input_put_device(joydev->handle.dev);
         kfree(joydev);
 }
 
@@ -750,7 +751,7 @@ static int joydev_connect(struct input_handler *handler, struct input_dev *dev,
         joydev->minor = minor;
 
         joydev->exist = 1;
-        joydev->handle.dev = dev;
+        joydev->handle.dev = input_get_device(dev);
         joydev->handle.name = joydev->name;
         joydev->handle.handler = handler;
         joydev->handle.private = joydev;
diff --git a/drivers/input/mousedev.c b/drivers/input/mousedev.c
index bbbe5e81adc1..b989748598ae 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mousedev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mousedev.c
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ static void mousedev_free(struct device *dev)
 {
         struct mousedev *mousedev = container_of(dev, struct mousedev, dev);
 
+        input_put_device(mousedev->handle.dev);
         kfree(mousedev);
 }
 
@@ -865,7 +866,7 @@ static struct mousedev *mousedev_create(struct input_dev *dev,
 
         mousedev->minor = minor;
         mousedev->exist = 1;
-        mousedev->handle.dev = dev;
+        mousedev->handle.dev = input_get_device(dev);
         mousedev->handle.name = mousedev->name;
         mousedev->handle.handler = handler;
         mousedev->handle.private = mousedev;
diff --git a/include/linux/input.h b/include/linux/input.h
index 1bdc39a8c76c..cae2c35d1206 100644
--- a/include/linux/input.h
+++ b/include/linux/input.h
@@ -1227,12 +1227,13 @@ void input_free_device(struct input_dev *dev);
 
 static inline struct input_dev *input_get_device(struct input_dev *dev)
 {
-        return to_input_dev(get_device(&dev->dev));
+        return dev ? to_input_dev(get_device(&dev->dev)) : NULL;
 }
 
 static inline void input_put_device(struct input_dev *dev)
 {
-        put_device(&dev->dev);
+        if (dev)
+                put_device(&dev->dev);
 }
 
 static inline void *input_get_drvdata(struct input_dev *dev)