1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_ldisc.c b/drivers/char/tty_ldisc.c
index a19e935847b0..913aa8d3f1c5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_ldisc.c
@@ -867,15 +867,22 @@ void tty_ldisc_release(struct tty_struct *tty, struct tty_struct *o_tty)
         tty_ldisc_wait_idle(tty);
 
         /*
-         * Shutdown the current line discipline, and reset it to N_TTY.
-         *
-         * FIXME: this MUST get fixed for the new reflocking
+         * Now kill off the ldisc
          */
+        tty_ldisc_close(tty, tty->ldisc);
+        tty_ldisc_put(tty->ldisc);
+        /* Force an oops if we mess this up */
+        tty->ldisc = NULL;
+
+        /* Ensure the next open requests the N_TTY ldisc */
+        tty_set_termios_ldisc(tty, N_TTY);
 
-        tty_ldisc_reinit(tty);
         /* This will need doing differently if we need to lock */
         if (o_tty)
                 tty_ldisc_release(o_tty, NULL);
+
+        /* And the memory resources remaining (buffers, termios) will be
+           disposed of when the kref hits zero */
 }
 
 /**