void uart_write_wakeup(struct uart_port *port)
 {
        struct uart_info *info = port->info;
+       /*
+        * This means you called this function _after_ the port was
+        * closed.  No cookie for you.
+        */
+       BUG_ON(!info);
        tasklet_schedule(&info->tlet);
 }
 
 }
 
 static int
-uart_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char * buf, int count)
+uart_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf, int count)
 {
        struct uart_state *state = tty->driver_data;
-       struct uart_port *port = state->port;
-       struct circ_buf *circ = &state->info->xmit;
+       struct uart_port *port;
+       struct circ_buf *circ;
        unsigned long flags;
        int c, ret = 0;
 
+       /*
+        * This means you called this function _after_ the port was
+        * closed.  No cookie for you.
+        */
+       if (!state || !state->info) {
+               WARN_ON(1);
+               return -EL3HLT;
+       }
+
+       port = state->port;
+       circ = &state->info->xmit;
+
        if (!circ->buf)
                return 0;
 
        struct uart_port *port = state->port;
        unsigned long flags;
 
+       /*
+        * This means you called this function _after_ the port was
+        * closed.  No cookie for you.
+        */
+       if (!state || !state->info) {
+               WARN_ON(1);
+               return;
+       }
+
        DPRINTK("uart_flush_buffer(%d) called\n", tty->index);
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);