static unsigned termios2digi_i(struct channel *ch, unsigned);
 static unsigned termios2digi_c(struct channel *ch, unsigned);
 static void epcaparam(struct tty_struct *, struct channel *);
-static void receive_data(struct channel *);
+static void receive_data(struct channel *, struct tty_struct *tty);
 static int pc_ioctl(struct tty_struct *, struct file *,
                        unsigned int, unsigned long);
 static int info_ioctl(struct tty_struct *, struct file *,
        spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
        tty->closing = 0;
        ch->event = 0;
-       port->tty = NULL;
+       tty_port_tty_set(port, NULL);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 
        if (port->blocked_open) {
                }
                ch = card_ptr[crd];
                for (count = 0; count < bd->numports; count++, ch++) {
-                       if (ch && ch->port.tty)
-                               tty_hangup(ch->port.tty);
+                       struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(&ch->port);
+                       if (tty) {
+                               tty_hangup(tty);
+                               tty_kref_put(tty);
+                       }
                }
        }
        pci_unregister_driver(&epca_driver);
                ch->boardnum   = crd;
                ch->channelnum = i;
                ch->magic      = EPCA_MAGIC;
-               ch->port.tty        = NULL;
+               tty_port_tty_set(&ch->port, NULL);
 
                if (shrinkmem) {
                        fepcmd(ch, SETBUFFER, 32, 0, 0, 0);
                if (bc == NULL)
                        goto next;
 
+               tty = tty_port_tty_get(&ch->port);
                if (event & DATA_IND)  { /* Begin DATA_IND */
-                       receive_data(ch);
+                       receive_data(ch, tty);
                        assertgwinon(ch);
                } /* End DATA_IND */
                /* else *//* Fix for DCD transition missed bug */
                                        pc_sched_event(ch, EPCA_EVENT_HANGUP);
                        }
                }
-               tty = ch->port.tty;
                if (tty) {
                        if (event & BREAK_IND) {
                                /* A break has been indicated */
                                        tty_wakeup(tty);
                                }
                        }
+                       tty_kref_put(tty);
                }
 next:
                globalwinon(ch);
 }
 
 /* Caller holds lock */
-static void receive_data(struct channel *ch)
+static void receive_data(struct channel *ch, struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
        unchar *rptr;
        struct ktermios *ts = NULL;
-       struct tty_struct *tty;
        struct board_chan __iomem *bc;
        int dataToRead, wrapgap, bytesAvailable;
        unsigned int tail, head;
        globalwinon(ch);
        if (ch->statusflags & RXSTOPPED)
                return;
-       tty = ch->port.tty;
        if (tty)
                ts = tty->termios;
        bc = ch->brdchan;
        globalwinon(ch);
        writew(tail, &bc->rout);
        /* Must be called with global data */
-       tty_schedule_flip(ch->port.tty);
+       tty_schedule_flip(tty);
 }
 
 static int info_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
        struct channel *ch = container_of(work, struct channel, tqueue);
        /* Called in response to a modem change event */
        if (ch && ch->magic == EPCA_MAGIC) {
-               struct tty_struct *tty = ch->port.tty;
+               struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(&ch->port);;
 
                if (tty && tty->driver_data) {
                        if (test_and_clear_bit(EPCA_EVENT_HANGUP, &ch->event)) {
                                ch->port.flags &= ~ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE;
                        }
                }
+               tty_kref_put(tty);
        }
 }