@@ -1745,6 +1745,37 @@ static int tty_release_checks(struct tty_struct *tty, int idx)
}
/**
+ * tty_release_struct - release a tty struct
+ * @tty: tty device
+ * @idx: index of the tty
+ *
+ * Performs the final steps to release and free a tty device. It is
+ * roughly the reverse of tty_init_dev.
+ */
+void tty_release_struct(struct tty_struct *tty, int idx)
+{
+ /*
+ * Ask the line discipline code to release its structures
+ */
+ tty_ldisc_release(tty);
+
+ /* Wait for pending work before tty destruction commmences */
+ tty_flush_works(tty);
+
+ tty_debug_hangup(tty, "freeing structure\n");
+ /*
+ * The release_tty function takes care of the details of clearing
+ * the slots and preserving the termios structure. The tty_unlock_pair
+ * should be safe as we keep a kref while the tty is locked (so the
+ * unlock never unlocks a freed tty).
+ */
+ mutex_lock(&tty_mutex);
+ release_tty(tty, idx);
+ mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_release_struct);
+
+/**
* tty_release - vfs callback for close
* @inode: inode of tty
* @filp: file pointer for handle to tty
@@ -1898,25 +1929,8 @@ int tty_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
return 0;
tty_debug_hangup(tty, "final close\n");
- /*
- * Ask the line discipline code to release its structures
- */
- tty_ldisc_release(tty);
-
- /* Wait for pending work before tty destruction commmences */
- tty_flush_works(tty);
-
- tty_debug_hangup(tty, "freeing structure\n");
- /*
- * The release_tty function takes care of the details of clearing
- * the slots and preserving the termios structure. The tty_unlock_pair
- * should be safe as we keep a kref while the tty is locked (so the
- * unlock never unlocks a freed tty).
- */
- mutex_lock(&tty_mutex);
- release_tty(tty, idx);
- mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);
+ tty_release_struct(tty, idx);
return 0;
}
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ extern int tty_alloc_file(struct file *file);
extern void tty_add_file(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file);
extern void tty_free_file(struct file *file);
extern struct tty_struct *tty_init_dev(struct tty_driver *driver, int idx);
+extern void tty_release_struct(struct tty_struct *tty, int idx);
extern int tty_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
extern void tty_init_termios(struct tty_struct *tty);
extern int tty_standard_install(struct tty_driver *driver,